Volume 122 Issue 2 March/April 2007 Editorial: I respect your ignorance Humanists are not dogmatists obsessed with belief, says Caspar Melville Cover Story Hostile takeover A powerful coalition is trying to define Europe as Christian. And, warns Donald Sassoon, they must be stopped at once Columns Raise the roof Moses Kamya thanks New Humanist readers for their generous donations following the construction of a new classroom block at the Mustard Seed school, UgandaDiary Comedian Robin Ince is blinded by science Thinker: Adam Smith Nicholas Phillipson explains why the ideas of Adam Smith are still common currency todayFeatures Bad vibrations AC Grayling reports on the battle for the soul of a scienceMiracle workers The Vatican is fast-tracking Pope John Paul's canonisation. But, as Toby Saul discovered, he has still got something to prove Naughty but nice Contemporary pornography is a hideous distortion of the joys of sex. Yet, argues Nina Power , it could all have been so different Dancing with dinosaurs The Christian right is on the rise in America – thanks to the disastrous effects of globalisation, writes Chris Hedges Anti-God squad Caspar Melville speaks to the Rational Response Squad, America's new web-savvy atheist activistsSlice of life For some it's barbaric, for others a religious imperative. But why, asks Sally Feldman , is circumcision still the most frequently performed operation in the world? Secret openings You don't have to be religious to experience inexplicable moments of epiphany, argues Laurie Taylor Schools for scoundrels Religious groups are rushing to take advantage of the Blair government's new education policy, reports Francis Beckett . And guess who's paying for it? Regulars End Game: Smarty pants Laurie Taylor finds he's too clever for his own goodBook Reviews Karoo by Steve Tesich Michael Bywater rediscovers a masterly comic tragedyMurder City: The Bloody History of Chicago in the Twenties by Michael Lesy Michael Binyon is not blown away by the Windy CityTerra Nullius: A Journey Through No One's Land by Sven Lundqvist Daniel Miller is battered and bruised by Sven LundqvistThe Comet Sweeper: Caroline Herschel's Astronomical Ambitions by Claire Brock Brenda Maddox is swept off her feet by an astronomical biographyThe Blackest Bird: A Novel of History and Murder by Joel Rose Martina Evans is haunted by the ghost of PoeHow Life Imitates Chess by Garry Kasparov Winston Fletcher takes on Kasparov, and wins
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