US Bishops’ Conference said promoting access to abortion undermines AI’s moral credibility.… Read the rest

‘The turban is a vital part of the rules of the Sikh religion,’ said MP. … Read the rest

Pride and Prejudice – you can see where it’s going, so why bother?… Read the rest

George Scialabba on Philip Rieff’s problem with freedom.… Read the rest

The pedagogy is predicated on provocative questioning, rational thought, argument and logic.… Read the rest

Her writing was often polemical, fervent in support of human rights and the rule of law. … Read the rest

There is a new willingness to discuss forced marriage and spousal violence against women.… Read the rest

Ben Goldacre leafs through the Ladies Home Journal.… Read the rest

The experimental papers from the special issue of Homeopathy on the memory of water.… Read the rest

It seems every time you turn on the tv there’s another example of Muslims behaving badly.… Read the rest

The military-backed authorities accuse them of involvement in protests.… Read the rest

Saudi flag – pillar of Islam – name of Allah – foot – mullahs – offence – sensitive – oh no.… Read the rest

Should they be rebuilt, or left as a monument to destruction.… Read the rest

Authorities say the barbers were encouraging un-Islamic behaviour by offering Western hairstyles.… Read the rest

The Islamic Republic regime has launched a new wave of torture and executions in Iran’s prisons.… Read the rest

‘Islam closes the mind. Western civilization opened the minds of their own people to science.’… Read the rest

Nature‘s coverage of religion has been unfailingly tactful — to the point of obscurantism.… Read the rest

Why doesn’t Dawkins go after corporations instead? Because he likes to feel superior. QED.… Read the rest

Maryam Namazie notes that Islamism conflates criticism of Islam with racism against Muslims.… Read the rest