Council of Ex-Muslims of New Zealand
We have the right to follow the religion of our choice, or no religion
Safwan Mason 
Raif Badawi, a Saudi blogger, has been in jail for almost one year now for daring to ask questions. In July 2013 he was sentenced to seven years jail and 600 lashes. Now the Saudis want to drag him back to court to face charges of apostasy (changing one’s religious affiliation) which carries the death … Read more…
The current Egyptian situation is complex and messy. There have been atrocities of all kinds, and members of all groups seem to have been both victims or perpetrators at some place or time in the last few weeks. The real losers are the people and democracy. There are no winners in this situation. We call … Read more…
Raef Badawi was potentially facing a death sentence, for his actions. The BBC News website says “Raef Badawi, co-founded the Free Saudi Liberals website, an online forum for public debate. He was arrested last year and convicted on Monday [29 July] of setting up a website that undermined general security. Amnesty International considers Mr Badawi … Read more…
The NZ Prime Minister John Key, is suggesting that NZ is known to host people who have trained in al-Qaeda camps in Yemen and elsewhere. The Islamist threat is being used to support the proposed amendments to legislation supporting the Government Communications Security Bureau (CGSB). Most NZ residents will be aware that these proposals have … Read more…
The Council of Ex-Muslims of New Zealand (CEMNZ) was set up in June 2013. Our NZ organisation will be affiliated with the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) and they published a press release to that effect on 20 June 2013. We are grateful to have received various messages of support from around the world … Read more…
The Humanist Society of New Zealand is hosting an alternative Constitution Conversation, regarding the separation of Church and State, in Wellington NZ on 13 July 2013. Following on from the Constitution Conversations that are being held at present, there will be an ‘alternative’ conversation: ‘Separation of Church and State in NZ’. This will be held in Wellington on 13 July, … Read more…