Don’t fall into the faith school trap
Responding to Francis Beckett's proposal for a humanist school, Rabbi Jonathan Romain of the Accord Coalition warns of the risks of endorsing religious segregation in education
Faith & Religion
Is it time for atheist schools?
Francis Beckett outlines his proposal for Britain's first avowedly humanist state school
Editorial: Rationality rules
We should put our trust in reason, especially when it challenges our preconceptions
Friends like these
Attacks on New Atheism, especially from fellow atheists, are ill-advised, counter productive and play into the hands of the religion apologists, argues Ophelia Benson
Great pretender
Feminist icon, anti-Catholic fabrication – or just a woman battling in a man’s world? Sally Feldman uncovers the mysteries of Pope Joan
Film review: The Last Exorcism
This horror mockumentary is both charming and frightening, says Fred Rowson. But didn't somebody already do an exorcism movie?
Faith in the market
Useless tat has long played a part in Catholic life – and now the Church itself is getting in on the act, says Belinda Webb
Sins of the Father
Human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson tells Matthew Adams why the Pope must take responsibility for the crisis in his Church
Mint on the breath
A corrupt priest, an abused child, a knife. The dreadful consequences of clerical child abuse unfold in a specially written short story by Mark Say
“To forgive, divine?”
Is forgiveness just for the devout? asks Eve Garrad