A fundamental problem
Examinations set at evangelical Christian schools in the UK equate evolution with Nazism and teach children that man co-existed with dinosaurs. Some of these schools receive government funding. Jonny Scaramanga,…
Education & Children
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
Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
For distant observers, the macabre appeal of the infamous Kansas church lies in the abuse it hurls at those it hates. But the story of how one member walked away…
Creationism and the Curse of Ham: History Texas style
The consequences of Texas's 2007 law promoting biblical teaching in schools are now becoming all too clear, according to an independent report.
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…
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…
Too much, too young
Hundreds of children every year are being forced to marry against their will. What is being done to stop it? Sarah Ditum reports
Saving our universities? New Humanist interviews AC Grayling
As AC Grayling’s New College of the Humanities enrols its first intake, Caspar Melville asks our most prominent humanist what prompted his most controversial venture
Circumcision: time to cut it out?
The religious culture wars have a new battleground. Is male circumcision a harmless ethnic signifier or the infliction of genuine harm on a child? Toby Lichtig reports
Forced marriage must not be tolerated
The murder of Shafilea Ahmed has thrown the spotlight on the scandal of forced marriage in Britain. It's time we ended it, says Sarah Ditum