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10 Feb 2012

Prayer cannot be made compulsory in councils, court ruling says

A Devon town council acted unlawfully by summoning councillors to attend prayers before its meetings, the High Court has ruled.
10 Jun 2010

Begetting a row about Jesus and politics
10 Jun 2010

'Ultrasound Jesus' ad campaign gives new life to an old row

A church advertising campaign for Christmas, which depicts the baby Jesus in his mother Mary's womb, has been defended by its creators against charges of naivete and political meddling.
8 Apr 2009

Health chaplaincies should be funded by religious groups, say secularists

Churches and religious organisations should fund chaplaincy and spiritual care in the National Health Service instead of the taxpayer, says the National Secular Society.
27 Oct 2008

Empathy in a polarised world

When I was younger I used to rejoice in argument. Now I’m tired of it, even though I’m in a line of work where (in terms of the media and politics interface) polarisation is the way you are expected to play the game.
22 Oct 2008

Cold water, buses and shared humanity

The usual internet ranters apart, the much-publicised 'atheist bus project' has provoked some lively discussion and response.
30 Oct 2007

What kind of secularity?

A discussion is taking place over on the Thinking Anglicans website, following a trenchant article by Giles Fraser in the Church Times: Is secularism neutral on faith or anti-religious?
21 Mar 2007

Resisting the polarising mindset

Simon Barrow says that the idea of 'religious liberals' being foils for bombers and bigots is a distorted and distorting notion produced by too much heat and not enough light.
21 Mar 2007

Less heat and more light needed on religion and extremism
21 Mar 2007

Secularist leader accuses religious liberals of aiding fanatics

The president of the National Secular Society has written an article claiming that religious liberals are “making excuses for the same beliefs that motivate bombers and theocrats, misogynists and homophobes”. Others disagree.

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