Creationism debate heats up in Scotland
The removal of two head teachers for allowing a Christian sect to hand out anti-evolution textbooks in a Scottish primary school divides opinion
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
Book review: An Atheist in the Foxhole
Andrew Mueller on the confessions of a Fox mole
Pope Francis tells non-believers to abide by their conscience
In a letter to a newspaper, the Pontiff once again hints that God’s mercy might extend to the faithless.
A sympathetic gaze
George Eliot is not only a great novelist but a pioneer of a serious, and underappreciated, approach to the meaning of religious belief, says Sarah Ditum
Is GM food the way to solve world hunger? The Rational Parliament debates…
An experimental parallel Parliament gathered for its inaugural session to debate GM food. Anna Vesterinen sums up the first sitting
Atheist bloggers face prison in Bangladesh
A group of four writers will stand trial in November accused of publishing material that “causes hurt to religious beliefs”
Can humanists save the world?
We’re up the creek but, together, we may yet be able to paddle out, says Geoff Kendall
My favourite things about living without God
Not to be outdone by Julie Andrews, columnist and humanist mum Myra Zepf selects the top ten pleasures of being a heathen
Oh, happy day
Sally Feldman, a humanist wedding celebrant, welcomes a rational breakthrough in the marriage laws
Goodbye to all this
After eight years in the hot seat, Caspar Melville says farewell to the role of New Humanist editor