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
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Why I hate the Little Red Hen
Mean-spirited and whiney, bossy and smug. This fairytale moralist is just too much for Myra Zepf
So why exactly does England have an established church?
As Church of England attendances continue to fall, Paul Sims considers the nation's love of anachronisms
Malta
Free speech and religion don't mix in one of Europe's most religious states, reports Anna Vesterinen
What’s a ‘Cultural Muslim’?
For years Saif Rahman has been an agnostic and an ex-Muslim activist. So why is he thinking of calling himself a cultural Muslim?
Do you want to see The Unbelievers?
A new documentary follows godless superstars Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss on their world tour to vanquish irrationalism, with cameos from Woody Allen, Cameron Diaz, Ricky Gervais and a host…
What do you want from a rationalist community?
Our new online rationalist community has 2350 members, which is a great start. Now we have to decide how to develop it, what it stands for and what it should…
God squads
Ian Horsewell is perturbed by a sectarian playground football divide at his son's primary school
Sunday Assembly kicked out of deconsecrated church venue
Rumblings on a Steiner School board have left the atheist church homeless – prompting the home of humanism to ride to the rescue
Maldives
The Indian Ocean islands are known as a honeymoon paradise, but beyond the gates of the luxury hotels the dominance of Sharia law prohibits free speech and prescribes brutal punishment…