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Free Church of Scotland attacks secularism and “sexual equality”; calls for Biblical principles in Scottish Government
The Free Church of Scotland has labelled secularism "harmful to society" and called for the new Scottish constitutional... Read More »
‘Shariafication by stealth’ in the UK
The state's adoption of 'faith based' approaches to address minority issues are increasingly marginalising women from... Read More »
Secular conference created a sense of imminent and momentous change – and women will be the driving force
The passion of feminist secular activists from around the world at a recent conference has inspired Terry Sanderson,... Read More »
Secularism and religious intolerance - an Ex-Muslim perspective on Karen Armstrong's essay
In an essay written to coincide with the publication of her new book, Karen Armstrong diagnoses the secular impulse... Read More »
Grievous nonsense
The narrative that Christians are somehow persecuted in the UK – which the Daily Telegraph and former Attorney... Read More »
The world must respond to the cry of Iraq’s Christians
Religious cleansing in Iraq is making a "hateful mockery" of international law which should protect people and uphold... Read More »
Why is the Law Society promoting Islamic rules and legal services?
After attending a seminar held by the Law Society on Islamic rules and legal services, Sadikur Rahman reflects upon... Read More »
Why the time has come to end compulsory worship in schools
With the launch of a new petition calling on political parties to make the removal of the collective worship requirement... Read More »
Five reasons why secularism is linked to development
In the Indian election campaign Modi supporters sought frame a choice between development and secularism. While closer... Read More »
Eric Pickles’ dictatorial disregard for the law is dangerous in a democracy
Eric Pickles, the Dickensian-style Communities Minister, has announced that Britain is a "Christian nation" and anyone... Read More »
Being called a ‘fundamentalist secularist’ is an insult I would welcome
George Gillett defends the fundamentals of secularism against the persistent attempts by some politicians and media... Read More »
Gender segregation: Universities and Student Representatives continue to fail their students miserably
In reflection of the anniversary of the first publicised case of forced gender segregation at a British university,... Read More »
Chaos in the workplace will follow if this case succeeds
If an employer can reasonably accommodate religious requests without disrupting their business or disadvantaging their... Read More »
Scouts: Reflections on a victory from a former Scout Leader
So, it took about 25 years but it's finally happened.
My campaign to get the Scout Association to change its promise... Read More »
Secularism for beginners
The secular state frees believers from religious persecution and non-believers from religious compulsion. Who in their... Read More »
Christian activists just won’t let it go
By Terry Sanderson
You've got to give them full marks for sheer bloody-mindedness.
I'm talking about the paranoid Christian... Read More »
Is Europe secular or Christian?
By Revd Dr Darrell Jackson, Senior Lecturer in Missiology, Morling College, Sydney.
During 2009 and 2010, the Nova... Read More »
Atheists respond in their thousands to ‘census’, but can we trust the data?
In an attempt to capture demographic data on the non-religious, Atheist Alliance International has set up the Atheist... Read More »
Employers must justify requiring Christians to work on a Sunday (and why that wasn’t the headline in the Telegraph)
Next Tuesday the European Court of Human Rights rules on the cases of Eweida, Chaplin,Ladele and McFarlane. The case... Read More »
Are parliament’s theocrats about to have their day?
When the Conservative-led coalition Government came to power at the last election we braced ourselves for a raised... Read More »
Religious people should recognise that secularism benefits them, too
The outcry against not having prayers during council meetings is presented as some huge attack against Christianity.... Read More »
There is no persecution or sidelining of Christianity in Britain
By guest blogger, Oliver Kamm
Christianity, says Lord Carey of Clifton, is under threat. The former Archbishop of Canterbury... Read More »
Prime Minister’s dissembling, hypocritical and disingenuous speech to religious leaders
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, gave an Easter reception for Christian leaders at Downing Street this week at which... Read More »
Why militant secularism is for believers, too
The New Scientist magazine had an interesting series of articles about the "science of religion" last week (which... Read More »
Why militant secularism is for believers, too
The New Scientist magazine had an interesting series of articles about the "science of religion" last week (which... Read More »
