Author: Alastair Lichten

Advice for parents wanting to give the evangelical Operation Christmas Child shoebox scheme a wide berth

Alastair Lichten looks at the ethical, educational and efficiency case against the Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas... Read More »

Alastair Lichten explores the themes of identity, resilience and redemption in Frederic C. Rich's counterfactual dystopian... Read More »

Religious organisations are pushing for an increased role in non-religious community schools. This seriously risks... Read More »

An increased role for religious organisations in the provision of public services would be disastrous for both the... Read More »

Despite many RE teachers doing their best under difficult circumstances, a growing consensus now recognises that religious... Read More »

Academisation and the 'grey area' between faith and non-religious schools may allow even more schools to assume a... Read More »

Religious voting blocs and sectarian and divisive politics harm society and can undermine democracy. But are laws... Read More »

It's grossly distasteful to equate the persecution of Christians in the Middle East with the discomfort felt by some... Read More »

Those who regard the imposition of religious values and practices in secular spaces as benign should be more aware... Read More »

When mainstream politicians endorse the 'Christian Nation' narrative they feed both Muslim and Christian persecution... Read More »

Every year the National Secular Society is contacted by parents upset to discover that a festive charitable project... Read More »

Iran's execution of Mohsen Amir-Aslani on apostasy charges illustrates the injustices caused by such laws in the Middle... Read More »

Reports of a Cabinet row over plans to require faith schools to teach more than one religion at GCSE level show that... Read More »