Pentecostal colonialism has surged in Nigeria, fuelling a radical evangelism in which “faith healers” identify – and get paid for curing – people “possessed” by demons.… Read the rest

AHA and John Jay have embarked on research that they hope will lead to greater understanding and ultimately prevention of honor violence in the U.S.… Read the rest

The prosecutor said Alexander’s atheism was against the five tenets of state ideology, especially the first tenet “Belief in one God.”… Read the rest

It’s not about religious symbols, it’s about getting more privilege.… Read the rest

Crystal Cox supports free speech for Crystal Cox, but for her own critics, Crystal Cox is a vigorous (if mostly incoherent) advocate for broad and unprincipled censorship.… Read the rest

What was apparently important was not how mild he was but how mild-mannered he  could present himself as being.… Read the rest

The mother has said three-month-old Afreen was beaten by her father because he was upset
at having a daughter instead of a son.… Read the rest

He believed that he had to be compensated if his wife gave birth to a girl. When his wife and her parents failed to pay the Rs1 lakh he demanded, he tried to punch the baby to death.… Read the rest

“I don’t reject criminal bylaws, because clerics have agreed to them. I want Aceh as a model of Islamic Sharia for Indonesia and Southeast Asia,” one candidate said.… Read the rest

Including In Mala Fide and the subreddit Men’s Rights.… Read the rest

The girl was sold to an agency by her uncle. She was paid nothing; the couple barely fed her and beat her if her work did not meet expectations.… Read the rest

Says look, the pope was just here and he said religion is a good thing not a bad thing, so it must be true. Wear a cross every day.… Read the rest

According to the council, residents living near the church have been complaining about the noise levels for four years.… Read the rest

“When I am referred to as the ‘Female Rushdie’, these days I ask back, why aren’t you calling Salman Rushdie the ‘Male Nasreen’ instead?”… Read the rest

Justin Griffith explains why this is a big, big deal.… Read the rest

Skeptics don’t worry about spurious health claims because they’re big meanies.… Read the rest

Do today’s freethinkers even stand a chance in correcting the courses of their regressing nations?… Read the rest

Father Tony Flannery, a Catholic priest who has been outspoken in his criticism  of the abuse crisis in Ireland, has found himself under investigation by the  Vatican for his liberal views.… Read the rest

The Frankfurt authorities responsible for public order have banned everything that needed banning.… Read the rest

She is suing the homeopath who persuaded the cancer victim to ignore conventional treatment in favour of fighting the deadly disease with alternative medicine.… Read the rest