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Starting next year, non-religious scouts can recite their Scout Promise without mention to God. But, the Scouting Association will also be holding on to its religious pledge.

This morning's explosion near an anti-polio vaccination drive in Peshawar is the latest high-profile attack in Pakistan. The targets of the attacks may vary but the goal is always the same – to spread terror and instill fear into daily life. Samira Shackle reports

Students' Union and college security accused of heavy-handed approach in row over 'offensive' atheist clothing

The American peace movement have claimed a major victory following the US decision not to pursue military intervention in Syria. This is to be welcomed, but activists must not sidestep the question of what comes next, argues Danny Postel

Humanist representatives at Europe's largest human rights conference call on the continent's states to remove their blasphemy laws, and condemn Russia's recent clampdown on gay rights

We should welcome any call for an evidence-based approach to the increasingly polarised debate on religious schools. But the Christian think tank Theos fails to deliver with its partial and misleading report, says James Gray