Royal Society should set a fierce example of commitment to rationality but shows signs of spiritual sloppiness.… Read the rest

‘The thing the RS does not appreciate is the true nature of the forces arrayed against it and the Enlightenment.’… Read the rest

Education should still be about the imparting of knowledge and the expunging of crass ignorance.… Read the rest

Gender roles ingrain ideas of inferiority of women, superiority of men, stereotyped division of labour.… Read the rest

‘Like me starting a university lecture on genetics and inheritance by discussing the theory that babies are brought by storks.’… Read the rest

Reiss’ position is a massive concession to pressure from religious groups.… Read the rest

‘The newspapers grossly and crassly misrepresented everything we are doing.’… Read the rest

Saudi judiciary official issues fatwa: ok to kill owners of TV networks that show ‘immoral content.’… Read the rest

Last year the society issued an open letter stating that creationism had no place in schools.… Read the rest

‘Creationism is best seen by science teachers not as a misconception but as a world view.’… Read the rest

‘Proponents of evolution believe this, creationists believe that.’ Not exactly.… Read the rest

‘The dispute ranges over who bears the greater burden of proof: defenders of design or chance.’… Read the rest

‘Chance? Who said anything about chance, whether in the aetiology of stars or the biological sphere?’… Read the rest

Jordan is prosecuting 12 Europeans for ‘blasphemy,’ has asked Interpol to arrest and extradite them.… Read the rest

‘So we now find out again that John McCain is prepared to tell an absolute lie – in public, verifiable, uncontestable.’… Read the rest

She faces prosecution for ‘offending the honour of the sacred and inviolable person’ of Benedict XVI. … Read the rest

Mussolini-era Lateran treaty: an insult to the Pope carries the same penalty as an insult to the Italian President.… Read the rest

Better to interpret a rustle in the bushes as a threat just in case it is a bear or another real danger. … Read the rest

Renowned artist did not ‘hurt Hindu sentiment’ with nude paintings, but he remains in exile.… Read the rest

Play at outrage over invented ‘sexist’ comment.… Read the rest