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  • Creationist careers advice

    Make the most of a life in research by advancing God's glory, counsels US 'creation science' group

  • Six degrees of atheism

    A new study puts forward some categories of non-believer and reveals not all atheists are angry

  • Follow the Pope on Twitter and wash away your sins

    Vatican suggests following social media updates from Catholic World Youth Day could earn Indulgences for believers. (Wait, Indulgences are still a thing?)

  • The other side of Ramadan

    Multicultural celebrations of the Muslim holy month may serve to salve the conscience of the liberal media but they exclude the voices of those who feel coerced to conform, says al-Razi

  • Is the Vatican cleaning up its act or managing its image?

    Just days before the Catholic authorities have to account for themselves to the UN Pope Francis approves new penalties for child sex abuse. Coincidence? Anna Vesterinen has her doubts

  • Art review: Saints alive

    Not mockery but twisted devotion. Aaron Rosen enjoys Michael Landy's crack-pot saints at the National Gallery

  • My Apostasy Story: Matthew Duff

    For many years, Matthew Duff was a happy and faithful member of the Mormon Church. But his love of debate and ideas led him down a path to doubt and eventual non-belief

  • The TV Ramadan 'row' and the question of Islamophobia

    News that Channel 4 is to broadcast daily prayer calls during Ramadan has prompted a wave of tabloid outrage. Is it time we started to take anti-Muslim prejudice more seriously?

  • Our fear-ridden culture

    Free speech, libel, self-censorship, religious sensitivities – it’s a minefield. Sikh journalist Hardeep Singh, who’s been on both sides of the divide, tries to find a path through

  • My Apostasy Story: Zafar Choudhary

    As part of our series of stories from those who have left religion, Zafar Choudhary describes how he found leaving religion fairly easy but it was less easy to leave behind the positive aspects of Muslim culture