One might almost think there was no current cause for concern about Enlightenment values.… Read the rest

Some versions of creationism are incompatible with the scientific evidence.… Read the rest

In some people; not in others. Dawkins did not find god.… Read the rest

What she has done, Rev. Maxfield said, runs totally ‘contrary to God’s revealed will.’… Read the rest

In all those years as an activist, she’d been neglecting her spirit. Ho hum.… Read the rest

Case studies are recorded, data are analysed, concepts are defined, all by an invisible agent.… Read the rest

‘There is always the possibility for manoeuvre in defining identity.’… Read the rest

The British are not at all exceptional in suffering from ‘Dreyfus-envy.’… Read the rest

Popular opinion is another master, no less capricious, emotional, arbitrary, than the master it corrects.… Read the rest

If religion is a result of the way our brains are wired, all the more reason to question the truth of our beliefs.… Read the rest

Belief that Earth was formed in 4004 BC not consistent with evidence from geology, astronomy, physics.… Read the rest

The Adam Smith of the neo-conservative right has abolished not just history but also morality. … Read the rest

Government warns of religious division and fundamentalism but approves ‘faith’ schools. … Read the rest

Frets at self-righteous certainty, gobsmacking ignorance, irrational bogeymen.… Read the rest

Christian Legal Society forms a national group to challenge tolerance policies in federal court.… Read the rest

‘We can be more than one kind of person, given different contexts, avers our argumentative Indian.’… Read the rest

Aisha begged child-protection authorities for help; not wishing to be seen as culturally insensitive, they refused.… Read the rest

Feudalism, exploitation, caste hierarchy, patriarchy, tradition, seeing girls as slave labour.… Read the rest