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title: "Leaving the priesthood, trouble at sea, and the nuclear war that never was"
date: "2017-01-30T11:06:06+00:00"
modified: "2017-01-30T11:06:06+00:00"
url: "https://newhumanist.org.uk/2017/01/30/leaving-the-priesthood-trouble-at-sea-and-the-nuclear-war-that-never-was/"
post_id: 6616
categories: ["Uncategorised"]
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# Leaving the priesthood, trouble at sea, and the nuclear war that never was

1\. [The brink of Armageddon](/articles/5126/the-brink-of-armageddon)

Oliver Harris explores London’s secret network of underground tunnels, which provide a physical history of the nuclear war that never was.

2\. [Leaving the priesthood: a personal story](/articles/5119/leaving-the-priesthood-a-personal-story)

After 20 years as a Catholic priest, Richard Barton is struggling to understand why it took him so long to leave the church.

3\. [Trouble at sea: what fossil fuels are doing to our oceans](/articles/5134/trouble-at-sea-what-fossil-fuels-are-doing-to-our-oceans)

We know what carbon dioxide is doing to our atmosphere – but could it have an equally devastating effect on our oceans?In the cover story from our Winter issue, Mark Lorch explains.

4\. [Can ancient Greek tragedy help to heal trauma?](/articles/5136/can-ancient-greek-tragedy-help-to-heal-trauma)

An American director is using theatre to help people from different walks of life confront trauma and loss. Matthew Green reports.

5\. [Sympathy for the androids: the twisted morality of Westworld](/articles/5115/sympathy-for-the-androids-the-twisted-morality-of-westworld)

In his final piece for us, [Mark Fisher](/articles/5138/mark-fisher-1968-2017) analyses a new adaptation of Michael Crichton’s “Westworld”, which invites the audience to sympathise with its android characters.

*[Our top long-reads of 2016](/articles/5130/our-favourite-new-humanist-long-reads-of-2016)*

*[More on our Winter issue – out now](/articles/5110/the-winter-2016-new-humanist-is-out-now)*