Compassion holds us open not just to the uncertainties of our own life but that of other people as well, and that can deter us from wanting to feel more of it.… Read the rest

His contributions towards the cause of reason were manifold: as a prolific and edifying writer, as an insightful interviewer, as an adept podcast host, as an energetic community organizer both on-ground and online, and as a welcoming mentor to many freethinkers young and old taking their first steps towards embracing freethought.… Read the rest

Non-Canadian gays can marry in Canada but not divorce if the marriage is valid in Canada but not at home. Maybe. No one seems to know, exactly.… Read the rest

By instructing gullible Nigerian parents to persecute their own children, Ukpabio continues to enrich herself, through her books and remittances from exorcisms.… Read the rest

Asks the public editor of the NY Times. Say what?… Read the rest

The Egyptian supporters of Wahhabism have wasted no time in demanding the importation of retrograde Saudi customs into Egypt.… Read the rest

Judge finds school prayer to “our heavenly father” is in fact religious. Stone the crows.… Read the rest

A quiet evening at the pub. Very quiet.… Read the rest

Includes the full correspondence between the president of UCL’s atheist society and the one Muslim student who complained to them.… Read the rest

The petition is attracting signatures from around the world, including those of Richard Dawkins and Maryam Namazie.

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In a Paul administration, we wouldn’t see an end only to wars like the one in Iraq. It would mean an end to any humanitarian intervention at all.… Read the rest

We the undersigned urge the University College London Union to immediately halt their attempts to censor the UCLU Atheist, Secularist & Humanist Society.… Read the rest

Emboldened by the revolution to claim a new voice in public life, many are finding that they are still dependent on the protection of men.

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Student union wants UCL Atheist, Secularist and Humanist Society to remove an image from Jesus and Mo on its Facebook page, claiming it’s “offensive.”… Read the rest

We were founded about 15 months ago and we believe that information is holy and that the act of copying is holy.… Read the rest

Pennsylvania ACLU said that’s a no-no.… Read the rest

The siddur was written by the scribe Rabbi Abraham Ben Mordechai Farissol, a well-known Northern Italian rabbi (1451-1525) who was a scholar, cantor, and physician.… Read the rest

A former member circulated a letter criticizing the management style and financial policies of its current leader, David Miscavige on New Year’s Day.… Read the rest

We all thought we were holding up the image of the Good Christian Woman, never realizing that culture considers us as unique as an assembly line of Barbies.… Read the rest

The blogger’s comment is indisputably protected by the First Amendment and the threat is freakishly frivolous. Popehat is helping the blogger pro bono.… Read the rest