‘A test case for whether we as a society are going to allow ancient superstition to dictate terms.’… Read the rest

Patrick Stewart is currently appearing in Anthony and Cleopatra for the RSC.… Read the rest

‘Torture is a weapon that can be relied upon only to blow up in your face.’… Read the rest

It is not against the law to accuse a child of witchcraft or to pray for a child to die.… Read the rest

Archbish of Glasgow warns that preventing Catholic agencies from discriminating will be a ‘betrayal.’… Read the rest

‘How difficult is it to write collaboratively? Not many people manage to pull it off as well as you do…’… Read the rest

And its attempt to falsify history. … Read the rest

Seeing Islamism as authentically ‘anti-imperialist’ takes a strenuous act of historical forgetting.… Read the rest

‘I don’t know whether I should moderate my language to woo the other side.’… Read the rest

‘There is something rotten in Ken Livingstone’s political agenda.’… Read the rest

Use of offensive language does not in itself reveal the beliefs and intentions of the speaker. … Read the rest

‘Thus the defenders of liberty are styled as fascists, while the fanatics are portrayed as victims!’… Read the rest

‘Only if and when Turks and Armenians mourned this tragedy together, would we be able to start a new and better future.’… Read the rest

Williams and Sentamu said the personal conscience of Christians was being put at risk.… Read the rest

Grayling on the church’s obedience to a higher law: its own convenience and its own corrupt ways.… Read the rest

Remember who is at the centre of this dispute: children hungry for love, respect, safety and continuity.… Read the rest

Tens of thousands wanted to express their sense of solidarity and horror at the murder.… Read the rest

Cites ‘Catholic teaching on marriage and family life.’ Like Goldenbridge for example?… Read the rest

Explains ‘the principles of Catholic teaching.’… Read the rest

Cites Salman Rushdie in support! Oy…… Read the rest