How to look good dead
Want to be remembered once you've bought the farm and shuffled off your mortal coil? Never fear, Rory Fenton has some handy hints for how leave your mark
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Angels, unicorns and how I ruined my Amazon recommendations
A forthcoming New Humanist feature took me into a bizarre strand of New Age healing. Are these people for real?
What Christians think of the atheist church
The establishing of an atheist church in London has triggered debate and soul-searching amongst Christians. Rory Fenton joins the conversation
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Scientology faces major lawsuit in US
As a Californian couple begin legal proceedings over its alleged misappropriation of charitable donations, these truly are troubled times for the Church of Scientology
Pi in the sky
The narrator of Ang Lee’s sumptuous film Life of Pi promises that his story will make you believe in God. Does it? asks Brian McClinton
Apostasy in Saudi Arabia: court dismisses case against online activist
Campaigner who mocked country's religious establishment will not face death penalty for apostasy
New film explores the Christian Right's exploitation of religion in Uganda
"God Loves Uganda", which is showing at this year's Sundance Film Festival, looks at how US Christian groups are encouraging a fight against "sexual immorality" in east Africa
The dark side of Buddhism
Buddhism is often seen as the acceptable face of religion, lacking a celestial dictator and full of Eastern wisdom. But Dale DeBakcsy, who worked for nine years in a Buddhist school, says it's time to think again
The joy of Essex
You may have thought that the English county of Essex was all dodgy geezers, fake-tan and vajazzles. But Jonathan Meades, whose latest telly-essay with director-photographer Francis Hanly is broadcast on BBC4 on 29 January, wants you to look again
Is this site hastening the downfall of organised religion?
With ideas flowing freely online, the old belief systems may struggle to keep up. At least according to an engaging piece on the US site AlterNet
Religious freedom and human rights
The European Court of Human Rights' ruling sets the correct parameters for religious freedom
Why we need humanist churches
London’s new “atheist church” is a good start, but if non-belief is going to start building actual communities to rival or replace religion, it’s time to get serious says Alom Shaha
Where am I? What is this place?
You're reading the first post on the all-new RA Blog. Editor Caspar Melville explains what you'll be finding here