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Mean-spirited and whiney, bossy and smug. This fairytale moralist is just too much for Myra Zepf

Commander Chris Hadfield's cover of Bowie's Space Oddity, recorded on the International Space Station, has made him the talk of an entire planet. Paul Sims salutes the good humour of our cosmic pioneers

As part of the Apostasy Project series Lola Tinubu explains what she gave up and what she gained when she came out as an atheist

Alom Shaha explains why he thinks it is vital to provide support and resources to those who are questioning, or seeking to leave, their religion

Giles Fraser's grisly Christian ethic of noble suffering is an unwelcome distraction from the vital debate over euthanasia, says Tauriq Moosa

A barrage of evangelical dating manuals encourage Christian youth to direct their sexual desire at Jesus, and keep their hands off themselves. Ex-evangelical Jonny Scaramanga looks back at a mis-spent youth

As Church of England attendances continue to fall, Paul Sims considers the nation's love of anachronisms

Free speech and religion don't mix in one of Europe's most religious states, reports Anna Vesterinen

As part of studies Laura McInerney was told she needed to get out of her comfort zone. So she joined an anti-abortion protest in Missouri. Here's what she saw

A new documentary follows godless superstars Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss on their world tour to vanquish irrationalism, with cameos from Woody Allen, Cameron Diaz, Ricky Gervais and a host of other fans. Excited? Appalled? Couldn't care less? Let us know

The government wants the Catholic Church to step in to save England's failing schools. James Gray looks at the latest threat to secular education

Our new online rationalist community has 2350 members, which is a great start. Now we have to decide how to develop it, what it stands for and what it should be doing. Caspar Melville explains the options and how you can help decide

Ian Horsewell is perturbed by a sectarian playground football divide at his son's primary school