Your cousin the scientist
JP O’Malley has a family reunion with the geneticist Steve Jones
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
Girl Guides drop God
A new non-religious Promise is designed to make Guiding more inclusive, but inevitably some commentators aren't happy
Iain Duncan Smith wouldn’t last long in the Rationalists’ Parliament
There will be no fiddling with statistics at our new evidence-friendly debating chamber, promises Adam Smith .
Fighting discrimination in school admissions
The Fair Admissions Campaign has been launched to speak out against the selective entry policies of faith schools
My Apostasy Story: John Sargeant
As part of our Apostasy Project series John Sargeant on how the isolation of a childhood in the Jehovah's Witnesses gave way to the joys and struggles of thinking for…
Correction: Atheists ARE going to Hell, says Vatican
Never mind Pope Francis's conciliatory words – the Catholic Church wants you to know that eternal damnation does lie in store
Atheists aren’t so bad, says Pope Francis
The Pontiff suggests that even non-believers are redeemed through Christ, and urges everyone to 'just do good'
Gay marriage passes Commons test
The historic same-sex marriage legislation for England and Wales is over its main Parliamentary hurdle. But humanist marriage is mysteriously jilted at the altar. Anna Vesterinen reports
Wagner for atheists
The operatic canon, and Wagner in particular, is saturated with religious imagery that can be incomprehensible and off-putting to a modern audience. But that doesn't mean secularists should shun them,…
The importance of being ex-Muslim
We feel that by leaving Islam we have achieved a victory for freedom and overcome theocratic tyranny, and we'd like to help others do the same. We have an important…