My Apostasy Story: Matthew Duff
For many years, Matthew Duff was a happy and faithful member of the Mormon Church. But his love of debate and ideas led him down a path to doubt and…
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The TV Ramadan ‘row’ and the question of Islamophobia
News that Channel 4 is to broadcast daily prayer calls during Ramadan has prompted a wave of tabloid outrage. Is it time we started to take anti-Muslim prejudice more seriously?
Help us create a Thinkers Library for the 21st Century
Our chief web designer, John Oxton-King, wants your help to create a definitive online resource for rationalism.
Art versus science at Westminster Abbey
Amongst the faithful throngs, Rory Fenton sings the praises of the physicist Paul Dirac, for whom physics revealed the simple beauty of creation
My Apostasy Story: Zafar Choudhary
As part of our series of stories from those who have left religion, Zafar Choudhary describes how he found leaving religion fairly easy but it was less easy to leave…
How will history view the same-sex marriage debate?
Gay rights has been one of the most hotly-debated issues of our age. But with the tide turning against opponents, how will they be remembered thirty years from now?
A bad week for the US religious right
With the Supreme Court ruling in favour of same-sex marriage, and a heroic filibustering effort in Texas, liberals have scored key victories in the culture wars
Poll shows atheism strong among Britain’s youth
A new YouGov survey suggests the decline of religious belief in Britain will continue for some time
Helping people break free from faith
Caspar Melville on what the Apostasy Project can do, and what it can't
Girl Guides drop God
A new non-religious Promise is designed to make Guiding more inclusive, but inevitably some commentators aren't happy
Man of Zeal: Studio urges churches to use new Superman film as preaching resource
Warner Bros set up special website with tips on how Man of Steel can help spread the good news
President Obama criticises faith schools in Northern Ireland speech
In an address to school children in Belfast, the US President suggests that religious schools have a divisive effect on communities
Let him who desires disbelieve
The Qur'an states clearly that there should be no compulsion in religion, which is why as a Muslim I support the Apostasy Project, says Abdul-Azim Ahmed
Iain Duncan Smith wouldn’t last long in the Rationalists’ Parliament
There will be no fiddling with statistics at our new evidence-friendly debating chamber, promises Adam Smith .
Indonesia
The government of the world's most populous Muslim country claims that the country is free from religious strife. But is the appearance of harmony at the expense of freedom of…