Atheist Republic News Summary: Sargon Ban, Mashal Khan case and more!

Sargon of Akkad has been banned from accessing his YouTube account along with several other conservative hosts. Sargon explains he’s never been warned for breaking policy, so this ban was unexpected.

Madeline Weld, once considered a centrist with “left values”, has now been labeled by some as a right-wing radical. She discusses various topics from Trump’s election to hiring quotas for minorities, from a humanist standpoint.

Women in Syria are being sexually exploited when they reach out to humanitarian groups for assistance. Their abuse was reported in 2015 but went ignored.

A church in Pennsylvania caused a local elementary school to close for a day, so the members could bring their AR-15’s. Women wore white, like brides, and almost everyone wore a crown or tiara while they drank “holy wine” and had their guns blessed.

As an update to last week’s news on the kidnapping of Dapchi students, no one has been recued and over 100 girls are still missing. There have been misleading reports on this topic.

Mashal Khan was brutally beaten, tortured, and shot last year after false accusations were made about him being blasphemous. 25 of the men convicted for their crimes have had their sentences suspended.

The Innocence Project freed two men falsely convicted of murder. They were singled out by authorities due Satanic allegations, and spent over 20 years in jail.

People in New Zealand are turning away from religion in droves, according to census results. A study conducted in 13 countries showed that the majority of New Zealand occupants were less prejudice against atheists.

“Manspreading” has made the news in Iran after a female member of government posted a variety of images depicting men harassing women. Commenters on the post reminded everyone that harassing women has a punishment in Islamic law.

Women are now allowed to join the military in Saudi Arabia, not as soldiers, but as security personnel. They continue to work on improving women’s rights.

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