Autumn 2014 New Humanist is out now!
What science can tell us about the universe, Tim Minchin, remembering Stuart Hall, the "Trojan Horse" scandal, and much more
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Wole Soyinka: “The scroll of faith is indistinguishable from the roll call of death”
Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and Pakistani activist Gulalai Ismail honoured at World Humanist Congress.
Maoist cults, “sextremists”, and pacifism: the best New Humanist summer reads
1.Bertrand Russell’s lofty pacifism He spent a lifetime opposing war – but how well does the legacy of our most famous peace activist stand up to scrutiny? Jonathan Rée considers…
9 things we learned this week
From religious freedom to chocolate diplomacy, teenage drug-use to Papal advice, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days
Where is the line between protest and abuse?
There has been a rise in anti-Semitic attacks since the Israeli bombardment of Gaza began.
Founder of Britain First quits over “counter-productive” mosque invasions
Jim Dowson stands down, saying that the far-right Christian group he founded is "overrun with racists and extremists".
9 things we learned this week
From robotic hands to crowd-funded literature, from extremism in schools to assisted dying reform, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days
The problems of policing FGM
The government is announcing new measures to stamp out this brutal form of violence against women and girls.
9 things we learned this week
From assisted dying reform to women bishops, warming seas to extreme arachnophobia, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days
Are religious leaders out of step with their congregations on assisted dying?
Religious leaders unite to voice their opposition; but research shows that a majority of believers back a change in the law.
Could Assisted Dying finally be legalised?
With a Lords debate due on Friday, and senior church figures coming out in support, this could be an important week for the campaign for reform
Why is Kenya beset by terrorist violence?
A Q&A with David Anderson, professor of African history at Warwick University.
9 things we learned this week
From Papal apologies to Brazilian failures, magnetic fields to prime ministerial hangovers, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days
The ripple effect of the US ruling on corporations’ religious freedom
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that companies could refuse contraceptive cover to employees. That decision has empowered the religious right wing.
Should compulsory worship in schools be scrapped? The Church of England thinks so
Head of Church board of education says that compulsory Christian worship is counter-productive.