It reminds him of “Tom Johnson.” Who, exactly, are all these people who call their opponents baby rapers?… Read the rest

At the Toronto conference on the effect of the globalization of political Islam on women’s rights.… Read the rest

Artist Bronwen Gray, who designed the dolls, saw the anonymous repainting of her work in political terms.… Read the rest

A woman takes four husbands. Imams are not amused.… Read the rest

By using the epithet “Dr Death” in the headline.… Read the rest

Mark Helprin is worried about “the rise of anti-religious orthodoxy.”… Read the rest

He says his long campaign for human rights and respect for the rule of law will continue, whether he’s inside Iran or in exile.… Read the rest

PZ explains why it’s much, much more complicated than Kurzweil thinks.… Read the rest

If we’re going to be realistic, let’s at least face what the sacrifices would be.… Read the rest

Doctors and academics know there are only informal and ad hoc systems to deal with buried data, and these systems have clearly failed.… Read the rest

At £68,000 a year. Everybody should apply.… Read the rest

Says the drought and fires are “punishment for the Russian people’s sins.” Doesn’t say how he knows.… Read the rest

PTT secretary George Broadhead said: “Mr Igwe has demonstrated his staunch support for LGBT rights.”… Read the rest

Is it not presumptuous to insist that a proud, patriarchal society that has survived for 3,000 years should now instantly stop cutting women’s noses off?… Read the rest

The need for abortion goes up in a recession because pregnancy doesn’t magically make women financially secure.… Read the rest

“The Bible is a unique resource as the foundational source book for Scotland’s legal system.”… Read the rest

“The Taliban warned villagers if anyone does anything un-Islamic, this will be their fate.”… Read the rest

“If those two had stood up, children would have been stopped from being abused. The fact that the Pope doesn’t see that is the final straw for me.”… Read the rest

Deirdre Kenny of the One in Four group, which supports survivors of clerical rape, called it an “extraordinary decision by the Vatican.”… Read the rest

It’s non-believers who are the most indignant and outraged; what is that about?… Read the rest