Damn!… Read the rest

‘I’d been a Muslim myself and I’d reacted in the same way when Islam was criticised.’… Read the rest

‘We also need a large tolerance for cultural diversity.’… Read the rest

‘Women should be protected from abuse.’ Oh good.… Read the rest

Is it torture or a path to enlightenment?… Read the rest

To explain what Christianity, a body of supernatural beliefs, had contributed to science. … Read the rest

Number of cases linked to spirit possession is small compared to total number of cases.… Read the rest

The humanities are eroding everywhere thanks to: not lefty academics but market forces.… Read the rest

Chair of Stoppers is very cross indeed.… Read the rest

‘We have a belief in being dressed modestly, and we want our kids to see women dressed modestly.’… Read the rest

‘The congregation’s rabbi said public nudity is not acceptable to his members, nor to any religious Jew.’… Read the rest

Why does ‘Why Truth Matters’ inspire peevish emails?… Read the rest

Some of our deepest convictions about what it means to be human have been shaken.… Read the rest

The story of the Stop the War coalition fills just half of one chapter in a 13-chapter book. … Read the rest

The sympathy and support jihadists attract is traceable to failures on which we can act.… Read the rest

‘There is another left,’ Sunder Katwala says.… Read the rest

There’s the ‘official conspiracy theory’ and then there’s the ‘truth movement.’… Read the rest

McDonald’s asked questions, Smithfield slightly improved conditions for its sows.… Read the rest

The scary people are scary.… Read the rest

‘Essentially theological ideas’ underpin science, e.g. that the universe is coherent. … Read the rest