Sand for the thirsty
Conversion to Buddhism is no solution to the evils of India's caste system, says Sanal Edamaruku
Faith & Religion
You must remember this
As Valentine's Day approaches, Sally Feldman warns that a kiss is never just a kiss...
We’re all humanists now
A new opinion poll shows that the majority of British people trust science more than religion and do not base their morality on religious belief. Andrew Copson reports
Gentle rottweiler: Laurie Taylor interviews Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins' attack on religion has been hailed, revered and derided. He talks to Laurie Taylor about the mixed reception of The God Delusion
Sexual cleansing
Islamist death squads in Iraq are targeting gays and lesbians, reports Peter Tatchell
Ban the Pope
Fred Halliday, who died on 25 April 2010, showed himself typically ahead of the curve in this article from 2007. The Vatican has power without accountability, an archaic structure and…
Editorial: I respect your ignorance
Humanists are not dogmatists obsessed with belief, says Caspar Melville
Miracle workers
The Vatican is fast-tracking Pope John Paul's canonisation. But, as Toby Saul discovered, he has still got something to prove
Naughty but nice
Contemporary pornography is a hideous distortion of the joys of sex. Yet, argues Nina Power, it could all have been so different
Infantile disorder
Michael Bywater won't be joining the new atheists