‘Saudi Arabia called for tolerance of all religions’ – sic!… Read the rest

If one aspect of a genuine democracy is to sustain free debate, the episode has dented India’s claims.… Read the rest

Said the conditions she lived in were virtual house arrest and that she was denied medical attention.… Read the rest

Ban Ki-moon condemns ‘offensively anti-Islamic film,’ says right of free speech is not at stake.… Read the rest

Goldin carefully explained the science behind phthalate safety research; her effort was wasted.… Read the rest

Because somebody maybe thinks it perhaps might annoy Hizbollah possibly.… Read the rest

No, the baby didn’t push his hand out and wave to the crowd.… Read the rest

US newspapers keep discovering that yes, the Pope does believe all that. Yes, still.… Read the rest

Only condition: the scientists must be willing to accept instruction from Churches on basic morality.… Read the rest

Mo points out emotive misleading language.… Read the rest

All of us, except the independently wealthy and the unemployed, take money for the use of our body.… Read the rest

Resolution cites deep concern about the defamation of religions, urges governments to prohibit it.… Read the rest

Experiments to look at the mental mechanisms needed to represent an omniscient deity.… Read the rest

Sharma doesn’t believe that the Iranian authorities are conducting an antigay witch-hunt.… Read the rest

‘Those promoting “enlightened moderation” are the agents of darkness,’ says Fazlullah.… Read the rest

The Taliban are growing in popularity partly because the state is not functioning. … Read the rest

Hajra Bibi taken out of school at puberty; parents wanted her to cook for male relatives.… Read the rest

BBC accuses medical experts of seeking to ‘discredit’ Wakefield’s ‘findings.’… Read the rest

Nisbet tells Dawkins and Myers to ‘Lay [sic] low and let others do the talking.’… Read the rest

Startling new thoughts on the wave of atheist books, atheists as fundamentalists, Dawchens.… Read the rest