What’s wrong with humanist weddings?
In England and Wales, only civil or religious weddings can gain legal recognition. And the government is set to block the latest attempt at reform. Anna Vesterinen reports
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Why I hate the Little Red Hen
Mean-spirited and whiney, bossy and smug. This fairytale moralist is just too much for Myra Zepf
In praise of astronauts
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…
My Apostasy Story: Lola Tinubu
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
The Apostasy Project: Introduction
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
Suffering is not beautiful
Giles Fraser's grisly Christian ethic of noble suffering is an unwelcome distraction from the vital debate over euthanasia, says Tauriq Moosa
I’m sorry, I’m dating Jesus
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…
So why exactly does England have an established church?
As Church of England attendances continue to fall, Paul Sims considers the nation's love of anachronisms
Malta
Free speech and religion don't mix in one of Europe's most religious states, reports Anna Vesterinen
On the sidelines of America’s abortion battle
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
Do you want to see The Unbelievers?
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…
Hostile takeover?
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
What do you want from a rationalist community?
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…
God squads
Ian Horsewell is perturbed by a sectarian playground football divide at his son's primary school
Sunday Assembly kicked out of deconsecrated church venue
Rumblings on a Steiner School board have left the atheist church homeless – prompting the home of humanism to ride to the rescue