Poet writes atheist pamphlet shock.… Read the rest

Turkey’s religious authorities declare they will remove sexist statements from the hadiths.… Read the rest

You can’t practice methodological naturalism 99% of the time and still claim to be a scientist. … Read the rest

Dr. Dino claims he is employed by God, receives no income, has no expenses and owns no property.… Read the rest

Nazis can disrupt the streets of Skokie, but those who disrupt Rumsfeld’s message will be dragged away. … Read the rest

‘How do we avoid, in Trevor Phillips’s phrase, sleepwalking into segregation?’… Read the rest

Honours Act says you can’t buy them, you can’t sell them and if you do either you can go to prison.… Read the rest

There was this guy who was very ill, see, and people prayed for him, and he didn’t die. So.… Read the rest

Victoria Coren on alien holiday planning; James Randi comments.… Read the rest

‘Atheists’ serves as catch-all word for ‘bad people.’… Read the rest

We have to hold the line at the defense, however de-hegemonized, of universal principles of rights.… Read the rest

Until recently, human rights norms were typically devised by men thinking about men’s lives.… Read the rest

Apparently there is such a thing as bad publicity: bad publicity that people don’t know about.… Read the rest

Starts off with ‘strident feminism’ then cites bra-burners. Oy.… Read the rest

Being pro-cancer is a little tricky for people who claim to be ‘pro-life.’… Read the rest

Samaira Nazir was stabbed to death by her brother and cousin.… Read the rest

His argument is with government ministers who have failed to seek out other voices among Muslims.… Read the rest

Unpleasant stuff.… Read the rest

Harry Lewis fails to realize that character-building is cognitive.… Read the rest

Hofstadter’s sharpness about the darker follies of American democracy seems more urgently needed than ever. … Read the rest