My Apostasy Story: Clair
As part of our Apostasy Project ex-pastor Clair explains how she went from speaking in tongues to free-wheeling round Europe on a mission of discovery
Faith & Religion
Like it or not, the ritual slaughter debate is about much more than animal rights
They may find it uncomfortable, but opponents of halal and kosher who simply point to the evidence need to acknowledge the context in which the argument occurs, says Paul Sims
“Blasphemous” image edited out of Katy Perry video on YouTube following complaints
A pendant depicting the Arabic word for “Allah” has been edited out of the video for “Dark Horse”, the latest single by pop star Katy Perry, following complaints that the…
The rise of Hindu nationalism in India
Following on from the recent decision by Penguin India to withdraw Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History as a result of legal pressure from fundamentalists, Sunny Hundal has…
What I learned about Islam and misogyny
Are attempts to reform the faith from within genuine - or even desirable? Sadaf Ahmed investigates
Bishops round on Government benefit cuts
Are clerical criticisms of Cameron welcome, or should faith leaders stay out of politics?
Vatican rejects UN’s child abuse report
“Outdated, interfering and ideological”. This is how the Vatican reacted to the UN Committee on the Right of the Child (CRC) report on the Holy See’s handling of Catholic Church’s…
On the importance of the right to offend
This article is cross-posted from Kenan Malik’s blog Pandaemonium ‘Thank you @Channel4News you just pushed us liberal Muslims further into a ditch’. So tweeted Maajid Nawaz, prospective Liberal Democratic parliamentary…
Book review: No Place Like Home by Judah Passow
The most pious may be the most photogenic, but both religious and secular Jews are thriving in 21st-century Britain, writes Anthony Clavane
Northern Irish theatre cancels play after pressure from Christian politician
A theatre in Co Antrim has cancelled two performances of a “blasphemous” play following complaints from a Christian politician. The play, entitled “The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged)”,…