Is this site hastening the downfall of organised religion?
With ideas flowing freely online, the old belief systems may struggle to keep up. At least according to an engaging piece on the US site AlterNet
Faith & Religion
Religious freedom and human rights
The European Court of Human Rights' ruling sets the correct parameters for religious freedom
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…
India’s downward spiral
Those who were hoping for an end to extremism following the death of Bal Thackery, founder of the Hindu natonalist Shiv Sena party, are going to be sorely disapponted, says…
New faces of televangelism
The switch to digital has given British religious broadcasting a boost. James Gray visits one of the new Christian channels redefining faith on TV
Nothing more than feelings
In his new book, and an article for New Humanist, Francis Spufford claimed religion makes “emotional sense” and atheists should be less dismissive of believers. Caspar Melville meets him to…
Book review: Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith
Warren Ellis enjoys a ripping rewrite of the nativity, from the man who brought us Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
Book review: The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín
The latest novel from "collapsed Catholic" Colm Tóibín – a fictionalised account of the "crochety old widow" Mary – confirms him to be the greatest living writer in English, says…
Our Church? My arse
Roger Scruton argues that the Anglican church has played a vital role in forming England. That's not quite how Michael Bywater remembers it.
Christmas: an atheist survival guide
Myra Zepf's hints for a happy humanist holiday