Jesus isn’t a dick
Fourteen-year-old Tuesday Cain's sign has caused outrage in the US but the real scandal is the Texas law scrapping abortion provision. Ralph Jones talks to her
Mind, Body & Life
Getting tough on the faith healing scammers
Witch doctors and clairvoyants prey on the vulnerable, but now trading standards officers are taking them on. James Gray reports
Education, not indoctrination!
Enforcement of a Christian agenda is disturbingly common in English schools today. James Snell reports from the school yard
He’s sorry he hasn’t a clue
Laurie Taylor tries a bit of brain training
Revelations
Ecstatic states, the sense of a powerful truth others cannot see, emotions with the force of revelation. Religion and mental illness have a lot in common, says Robin Lawrence
Rise of the gimmick Bible
Speciality Bibles for teens, women, couples and grandmas might bring in the cash, but what do they say about Christianity, asks Dale Debakcsy
God is not invited to my wedding
No creepy deities are welcome when Ralph Jones ties the knot
Emotional labour pains
Laurie Taylor feels the un-spontaneous love
What’s wrong with humanist weddings?
In England and Wales, only civil or religious weddings can gain legal recognition. And the government is set to block the latest attempt at reform. Anna Vesterinen reports
The rationalist way of death
Given that it has historically been annexed by religion, how should the non-believer mark death? Jonathan Rée dons his weeds and joins the procession. Illustration Jessica Chandler