News Archive

»A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing« [2]

Interview with Michael Schmidt-Salomon on the Death of Pope Francis

2025/04/22

No sooner was he dead than the Argentinian pope was praised by world leaders as an "advocate for humanity". In this interview with the Humanistic Press Service (hpd), the chairman of the Giordano Bruno Foundation (gbs), Michael Schmidt-Salomon, takes a different look at the pontificate of the man who was born on December 17, 1936, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires and died last Easter Monday as Pope Francis in Vatican City.

The Tragic Hero of Intellectual Freedom [3]

425 Years Ago, Giordano Bruno was Burned at the Stake

2025/02/17

He was the »freest of all freethinkers,« writes historian Volker Reinhardt in his widely acclaimed 2024 biography of Bruno, an »intellectual anarchist and nightmare of all guardians of orthodoxy.« Exactly 425 years ago today, on February 17, 1600, Giordano Bruno, who considered the universe »infinite« and religious dogmas »asinine,« was burned at the stake as a »stubborn heretic.«

»The German Islam Conference Should be Dissolved!« [4]

High-Profile Working Group Calls for New Islam, Integration, and Migration Policy

2025/01/31

»German Islam policy has largely failed, as it has hindered integration and strengthened extremists,« say Lale Akgün (SPD) and Ali Ertan Toprak (CDU). With the high-profile »Working Group Political Islam« (AK Polis), which went public today for the first time, they are calling, among other things, for the dissolution of the »German Islam Conference.«

»Caution, Humor!« [5]

The film commemorating the 10th anniversary of the attack on »Charlie Hebdo« highlights the fatal effects of religious censorship

2025/01/07

»If you fear that religion-critical drawings could tempt you to blow up or, even worse, to blow others up, stop this video immediately!« This is the trigger warning for the »Free Charlie!« film, which was released today on the 10th anniversary of the attack on »Charlie Hebdo« on the YouTube channel of the Giordano Bruno Foundation. It is a determined call not to be intimidated by fundamentalists.

»My Mind Belongs to Me! Learning for the Open Society« [6]

With its focus theme for 2025, the Giordano Bruno Foundation takes a stand against the »coercions of the collective«

2025/01/01

»You are not your group – and your group does not represent humanity!« This is one of the core statements of the focus theme »My Mind Belongs to Me!«, with which the Giordano Bruno Foundation aims to counter the »identity politics« of our time. The foundation is not least concerned with defending the open society, which is increasingly under pressure from identitarian forces.

gbs Annual Review 2024 [7]

Is Humanity Living Up to Its Global Responsibility?

2024/12/20

In 2024, the Giordano Bruno Foundation focused on the central theme "Humanity in the Anthropocene," emphasizing that there is only this ONE humanity, which must shape this ONE biosphere on its home planet responsibly. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as Donald Trump's renewed triumph in the USA, suggest that humanity may be failing in this global challenge. However, 2024 also saw glimmers of hope pointing in a more progressive direction.

The Open Society is at Stake [8]

Trump's Victory Strengthens the "International of Nationalists"

2024/11/06

It has happened as many feared: Donald Trump is moving back into the White House! The reasons for his electoral success remain the same as during his first campaign in 2016. This becomes clear from the following excerpts from the article "The Open Society is at Stake," which gbs spokesperson Michael Schmidt-Salomon wrote in early 2017 for the Piper volume "We Have the Choice" [current additions are marked by square brackets].

»Strengthening Freedom of Worldviews Worldwide!« [9]

Giordano Bruno Foundation Welcomes the Latest Publication by the Federal Commissioner for Freedom of Religion and Worldviews

2024/10/27

Frank Schwabe (SPD) seeks to "specifically contribute to strengthening freedom of worldview" as "not only religious people, but also atheists and humanists become victims of persecution and discrimination." The Giordano Bruno Foundation (gbs) views the latest publication by the Federal Commissioner for Freedom of Religion and Worldviews as "decidedly positive."

As Many Non-Denominational People as Catholics and Protestants in Germany [10]

Current fowid Data Shows Increasing Departure from Religion

2024/08/28

For the first time in German history, non-denominational individuals make up 46 percent of the population, equaling the combined share of Catholics and Protestants (24 and 22 percent, respectively). Meanwhile, only 5 percent of the population regularly attends a church, synagogue, or mosque. These findings are based on data released today by the "Research Group on Worldviews in Germany" (Forschungsgruppe Weltanschauungen in Deutschland, fowid).

»For a Modest, Scientifically Open-Minded Attitude« [11]

Giordano Bruno Foundation Supports the New Organization "Scientific Temper"

2024/07/25

Amardeo Sarma, long-time chairperson and co-founder of the "Society for the Scientific Investigation of Parasciences" (GWUP), has launched a new nonprofit organization. "Scientific Temper" aims to promote a "modest, scientifically open-minded attitude" and is supported by the Giordano Bruno Foundation.

demo2.jpg [1]