Ways to go: meeting death without religion
More than any other rite of passage, death separates the devout from the damned. So what can a secular funeral offer?
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
My spirituality as a humanist
(Dedicated to the late Robin Williams, based on a conversation between Hughman and Warner) Is there any value in spirituality? As a non-believer you might expect me to say no;…
Nigerian “witch-hunter” sues BHA over distinction between Satanic and vampiric possession
Evangelical pastor Helen Ukpabio launches libel action against British Humanist Association.
“There are two places for an atheist in sharia communities: the closet or the grave”
Leo Igwe, a prominent Nigerian humanist, discusses witch-hunting, Boko Haram, and the danger of being openly atheist in his home country.
Wole Soyinka: “The scroll of faith is indistinguishable from the roll call of death”
Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and Pakistani activist Gulalai Ismail honoured at World Humanist Congress.
Bertrand Russell’s lofty pacifism
He spent a lifetime opposing war – but how well does the legacy of our most famous peace activist stand up to scrutiny? By Jonathan Rée
How blasphemy laws have exiled India’s miracle-buster
Sanal Edamaruku, who challenged the claims of gurus, has now been in Finland for two years.
Why non-belief needs diversity
Sanderson Jones, co-founder of the Sunday Assembly, wants it to be more diverse. I know this because he sent me an email a few months ago to invite me to…
The fight against blasphemy laws continues
The news that 14 people in Pakistan face execution for blasphemy highlights the ongoing use of such laws by illiberal states
Jarvis Cocker and the art of blasphemy
My Uncle Aubrey was a very conservative man, with both a small c and a large C. Tweedy of jacket, badger-striped and Brylcreemed of hair, he was a leading light…