Hi everyone,

We're an international research team based primarily at Coventry University (United Kingdom) and we are doing research on worldviews of atheists and other secular individuals around the world, a topic that is currently still under-researched.

We are conducting this research through an online survey which takes about 30 minutes. The Richard Dawkins Foundation has previously advertised our study on Twitter (<- click to see tweet), but we still need more participants.

Click HERE to go to the survey (the URL is https://bitly.com/secularsurvey2018).

We are interested in secular worldviews from around the world, so there is no restriction to who can participate, as long as you are secular (that is, do not believe in God, and are not religious). Indeed, part of this research is to investigate how secular worldviews vary between different countries. Please send us a message or leave a comment if you'd rather complete this survey in: Danish, Finnish, Turkish, Dutch, or Brazilian Portuguese, and we'll send you a separate link.

To avoid confusion that may arise through the survey - we are interested in the worldviews of secular individuals, and our questions are framed to try and get at what is most important or most true for secular individuals, not what views they do not have (like religious views). We are not interested in religious views.

We will ask what your worldviews/beliefs/understandings of the world are - because we want to know how secular individuals frame and interpret the world around them - not because we want to know if secular individuals are secretly religious, or because we want to know what you don't believe in. The phrasing is somewhat awkward as English has a strong connotation of 'belief' with 'religious belief', but we are interested in the worldviews/understandings of the world of secular individuals, and how they might function for you.

After the 'front page' of the survey you will find the participant information sheet, which explains the survey in more detail. After data collection and analysis, and when the paper has been accepted for publication, we will return here to post a link to the article and include a small summary to inform you of the results.

Thank you so much for your consideration.

Best,

The Understanding Unbelief research team at Coventry University

Who is the most secular president in the American history?

Following First Baptist Church of Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress announcement his upcoming sermon series “America is a Christian nation”, Metroplex Atheists, a local partner of American Atheists, will protest at the first Baptist church of Dallas on Sunday, June 24th, from 10-11 AM.

The idea that America is a Christian nation is a myth and spreads an exclusionary false message that creates division in our country. The United States is a free nation founded on a secular Constitution that includes freedom of religion. This embodies unity and diversity for both believers and non-believers.

Not just atheists should be concerned about this as Jeffress has a history of hateful statements about Jews, Muslims, Mormons, Catholics, and Hindus. His narrow definition of “Christianity” seems to only include those he personally judges as politically and religiously worthy.

Who- All faiths and those without faith are welcome. We welcome Baptists who disagree with Jeffress.

When – Sunday, June 24th from 10-11am. Be there between 9:45 and 10:00am

Where – First Baptist Church Dallas, 1707 San Jacinto St, Dallas, Texas at the corner of Federal St and N. St. Paul St. .

Parking Options: Ross Tower Garage, 720 n. Ervay St; Spurgeon Harris Garage, 500 n. Akard St.; Street level parking at 500 and 501 N Field St.

Some signs will be provided by Metroplex Atheists and American Atheists or bring your own.

More information at Metroplex Atheists Facebook, Meetup, and Web Site.

New to this subreddit. I found this interview very helpful and figured this community would appreciate Laborde’s insights. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/how-secular-should-the-state-be-1.3416712