Once the narrative is determined, it’s virtually impervious to revision. … Read the rest

A thinking bird would topple everything we’d previously assumed about animal intelligence.… Read the rest

‘In many respects, the Bible was the world’s first Wikipedia article.’… Read the rest

Jesus-irony is ‘like walking by a funeral and shouting obscenities at a family.’… Read the rest

Daily ‘act of worship of a broadly Christian nature’ must remain mandatory in all state schools.… Read the rest

A worrying precedent.… Read the rest

Degenerate programs paint themselves into smaller and smaller corners, skirting problems they’d prefer not to face. … Read the rest

Put a grand on red, and see what happens.… Read the rest

Nonsense research undermines the credibility of trial research in general.… Read the rest

The media commentariat has not earned privileged early access to scientific knowledge and information. … Read the rest

Houzan Mahmoud of the Organization for Women’s Freedom in Iraq. … Read the rest

For 14 weeks we were held against our will and threatened with murder and gang rape unless we agreed to marriage.… Read the rest

‘The pair of you decided that the so-called honour of your family members was worth more than the life of this young woman.’… Read the rest

Christianity believes in resurrection yet it taunts Mormons about adding gold plates into the mix. … Read the rest

Are Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens a good thing for humanism?… Read the rest

Palestinian Arabs get the support of progressives; Iranian Arabs swing from nooses in public squares.… Read the rest

One crude mistake after another.… Read the rest

‘New Atheism’ isn’t all that new, either.… Read the rest