Will the killing of a schoolteacher have any effect on Pakistan’s blasphemy laws?
The murder of a teacher accused of blasphemy at an all-girls religious school is the latest in a long line of vigilante attacks.
Faith & Religion
Eternal cleaning of the spotted soul
While his teachers preached purity, Freud gave the teenage Laurie Taylor a pleasingly different view.
Faith in education
Taxpayers are funding thousands of faith schools in England and Wales. They deserve much greater scrutiny.
Gods of the green fields
Marcelo Bielsa, a manager once hailed as "God", has been sacked from Leeds United. When it comes to faith in football, the history of leadership at the club has lessons…
Book review: Cardinal Sin
A new book on the disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien explores the Catholic Church's tortured relationship with same-sex desire.
Feast for the soul
For many, fasting is a crucial part of life. What could an atheist traveller learn by participating in Ramadan?
Book review: God: An Anatomy
A new book examines how the western idea of God developed, and how the values and flaws attributed to him have changed over time.
Blasphemy in the classroom
What does the fallout from the Batley Grammar School case say about free speech in Britain?
Why is an anti-homophobia bill being fought by the Vatican?
A bill that would punish violence against LGBT people has kicked up a storm between the Italian state and the Catholic Church. We should be questioning why the Vatican holds…
Women married in faith ceremonies need better protection
Marriage law in England and Wales is finally being modernised. We must not forget the women harmed by religious ceremonies.