Opinion
Pope's first year of papacy has been a failure on child abuse
This week marks the first anniversary of the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as Pope Francis.... Read More »
No, Mr Clegg, there is no "liberal dilemma" when animal rights and religious beliefs conflict
Nick Clegg's reasoning behind his opposition to a ban on Kosher and Halal slaughter is inherently contradictory when... Read More »
The bishop’s fantasy secularism
The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, Philip Egan, has given a lecture at King's College in London in which he launched... Read More »
Faith schools: whose education is it anyway?
Education policy and practice should focus more on children's independent interests and building a shared society... Read More »
Is the Religious Right responsible for America’s fading allegiance to religion?
Terry Sanderson on the Religious Right's baneful attempts to desecularize the United States with a raft of "religious... Read More »
Fundamentalist Christians seek to use Council of Europe to entrench religious privilege
A new report from the Council of Europe which uses anti-discrimination rhetoric to justify discrimination and obscurantism,... Read More »
Australia shows the way in removing evangelists from schools
With widespread apathy about what passes for religious education in schools, our classrooms are increasingly being... Read More »
Secular or bust
Reflecting on the extremist wings of Pakistani politics and ideology, Kunwar Khuldune Shahid describes the dire need... Read More »
Church of England is kept alive only by its presence in our schools
With the Church of England is on its last legs, it's about time its continued involvement in state education was called... Read More »
Publish and be damned
The media's refusal to show the Jesus & Mo cartoon emboldens professional offense takers at the expense of inoffensive... Read More »
Vatican’s attack on its critics is a familiar tactic
After hearing the UN's scathing attack on its child abuse record, the Vatican's counter-attack against its critics... Read More »
Religion is not accommodated, it is privileged
Anne Marie Waters reports on an event, held on 4 February, organised by the Cutting Edge Consortium, a group which... Read More »
Ethnic mixing is good for communities – so why are we discouraging it in schools?
Terry Sanderson reflects upon some recent findings on mixed communities and integration, and the implication of those... Read More »
Tony Blair’s ‘solution’ to religious conflict will simply make things worse
In reaction to Tony Blair's recent reflections on religious conflict, Terry Sanderson reflects upon the dangers of... Read More »
Catholic cognitive dissonance: Overlooking evil
The UN's recent examination of the Holy See presented yet more evidence of the Catholic Church's responsibility for,... Read More »
The God question: A tale of two adverts
Alistair McBay examines the PR campaign behind an educational resource that seeks to bring creationism and intelligent... Read More »
The President’s Broadcasting Year – behind the scenes
After a busy year as President of the National Secular Society, Terry Sanderson reveals some of his behind-the-scenes... Read More »
Double-talk and betrayal put massive obstacles in the way of women’s rights
Using the language of freedom, Islamists are turning back the clock on women's human rights. Segregation in universities... Read More »
Scientology’s dream comes true
The Supreme Court has said that Scientology is a legitimate religion. This ruling undermines the automatic presumption... Read More »
Catholic sex abuse scandal: how will Pope Francis make the Church accountable?
The Vatican's refusal to provide information requested by the United Nations on the alleged sexual abuse of children... Read More »
The God Question – a Trojan horse for Intelligent Design
Intelligent Design is back in shiny new packaging, labelled as 'evidence based and balanced' and getting into the... Read More »
Eric Pickles is doling out taxpayers’ money to ‘faith groups’ – where will it end?
Mr Cameron gave Eric Pickles permission with the "Big Society" project. But we are going to have to ensure that he... Read More »
Finding separation of church and state for New Zealand
The New Zealand Census is telling us citizens are moving away from religious identification while the government still... Read More »
Baroness Warsi and the OIC
Baroness Warsi's partnership with the OIC means it is only a matter of time before we are completely silenced in the... Read More »
Is the “Francis Effect” just a figment of Catholic wishful thinking?
Anecdotal reports of a rise in Catholic mass attendance since the arrival of the new Pope do not seem to be supported... Read More »
