Interfaith needs atheists
Dialogue events play a vital role in engaging children in debates about religion. It's time more atheists were involved, says Stephen Shashoua of the Three Faiths Forum
Education & Children
Book review: Breaking Their Will by Janet Heimlich
Richard Wilson on an important exposé of religious abuse
Theatre review: Believers Anonymous
A new play imagines a dystopian future in which religion is outlawed, and remaining believers must be weaned off faith like addicts. Natasha Lewis climbs the Twelve Steps
Bunnies, chicks and brutal torture
Humanist parent Myra Zepf confronts the perils of the Easter festivities
What’s wrong with university? Laurie Taylor interviews Stefan Collini
Amid the research targets and funding reforms our once world-leading centres for higher learning have lost their way. Laurie Taylor meets Stefan Collini, the Cambridge don mounting a fight back
No argument
In America rationalists find themselves in a new battle – opposing the passing of ‘academic freedom’ laws that allow the undermining of science in the classroom. Paul Sims reports
The growing threat to abortion rights
Nadine Dorries may have suffered defeats in Parliament, but the anti-choice lobby continues gain in strength, warns Sarah Ditum
Down with answers
Myra Zepf has a novel New Year's resolution for parents
Let the kids believe in Santa
Atheists shouldn’t crush the magic of Christmas, says Myra Zepf
What are they teaching my kids?
Rob Deering is unimpressed by his local primary school's reliance on lazy, default Christianity