Michael Servetus (1511) It was on this date, September 29, 1511,* that the Spanish cleric Miguel Serveto, known by his Latinized name, Michael Servetus, was born in Villanueva. Recognizing an incipient intellect, at the age of 13, his father, a Roman Catholic cleric, sent his son to study at the University of Zaragoza/Lerida. It developed […]

Freethinkers such as Voltaire in France and John Locke in England pushed back the night of superstition with the light of reason.

"The fatwa by Imam Khomeini in regards to the apostate Salman Rushdie will be in effect forever."