Letter from Busota
New Humanist readers have raised £2,698 for the Mustard Seed school in Uganda. Headmaster Moses Kamya tells us what the money means
Rationalism, Atheism & Humanism
We’re all humanists now
A new opinion poll shows that the majority of British people trust science more than religion and do not base their morality on religious belief. Andrew Copson reports
Gentle rottweiler: Laurie Taylor interviews Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins' attack on religion has been hailed, revered and derided. He talks to Laurie Taylor about the mixed reception of The God Delusion
Ban the Pope
Fred Halliday, who died on 25 April 2010, showed himself typically ahead of the curve in this article from 2007. The Vatican has power without accountability, an archaic structure and…
Diary: Comic timing
Shappi Khorsandi reflects on the glamorous life of an atheist stand-up
Editorial: I respect your ignorance
Humanists are not dogmatists obsessed with belief, says Caspar Melville
Naughty but nice
Contemporary pornography is a hideous distortion of the joys of sex. Yet, argues Nina Power, it could all have been so different
Infantile disorder
Michael Bywater won't be joining the new atheists
Diary: Putting on the God helmet
Playright and director Mick Gordon describes how he went about creating religious voices for his new play
Editorial: Bleaker still and bleaker?
What do they mean by 'post-secular'?