Ricky Gervais on his new shows, shock comedy and why God loves him really
Michael Bywater finds that Jonathon Green is the aceman of lexicographers, and that's no honey-fuggle
Richard Wilson is impressed by a new book on the collapse of the Congo
In the July/August 2011 issue of New Humanist, Richard Smyth assessed the role of prison chaplains. Here David Silver, who is serving a life sentence in HMP Gartree, offers his view
Sympathetic ear or religious recruiter - what’s a prison chaplain for? Richard Smyth finds out
When does criticism of religion cross the line into racism? Paul Sims investigates
The Conservative MP Nadine Dorries is pushing abstinence and attacking abortion rights. What young people really need is proper sex education, argues Zoe Margolis
Simon Baron-Cohen wants to redefine how we think of human cruelty. Caspar Melville meets him
Jenny Bunker enjoys Caitlin Moran's flippant feminism
It’s time the government gave us the right to end our lives, says Terry Pratchett