“Everybody had forgotten about the New Yorker piece, but now they’ve brought it all up again for everyone to think about.”… Read the rest

Dorries says he’ll change his mind.… Read the rest

David Griffin, a professor of theology, has written nine books purporting to prove that the September 11 attacks were “masterminded from inside the American state apparatus.”… Read the rest

One by one.… Read the rest

It is time that Hijab culture should be promoted through social media and networks to eliminate vulgarity from society.… Read the rest

One right-wing association, the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, called  it “a draconian law targeting faith” and denounced its proponents as “atheists.”… Read the rest

Dismay mounted with the arrival of Israel Shamir, a self-styled Russian “peace campaigner” with a long history of antisemitic writing.… Read the rest

Debi Pearl reveals that all the talk about men’s and women’s roles being different but equal is
nothing but rhetorical flourish.… Read the rest

A chain of careless mistakes, coincidences, indiscretions and confusion means that no potential whistleblower would feel comfortable turning to a leaking platform now.… Read the rest

Many of those condemning WikiLeaks care nothing about harm to civilians as long as it’s done by the U.S. government and military.… Read the rest

He released more than 1,000 cables outing individual political activists and more than 150 cables outing whistleblowers and people persecuted by their governments.… Read the rest

The reason Cheney keeps saying that torture is “legal” is because he has a clutch of worthless legal memoranda saying so.… Read the rest

“Human rights are not Western – they are universal. Can we please just have the same rights, thank you very much,” Ms Namazie said.… Read the rest

“The more critical we are publicly, the easier it will be for others to step forward and do the same.”… Read the rest

It wasn’t the Holy See’s fault. Ireland is far far far away from the Holy See, and the Holy See can’t help that. The Holy See is way sorry but shut up about it.… Read the rest

Cardinal Sean Brady says it’s wonderful; Archbishop Diarmuid Martin says it’s terrific; Fr Lombardi says how serene the Vatican is.… Read the rest

The case for women’s freedom must be made again and again, until the religious disease is cured; so long as religion is present on the political stage, every freedom we enjoy is in danger.… Read the rest

The Irish justice minister had to reiterate this in response to Cardinal Sean Brady’s fuss about the “sacred and treasured” rite of confession.… Read the rest

Baby Jesus is hurt that Australian high school text books will no longer use his name in dates.… Read the rest

If journalists want to understand the religious right movement, they must pay attention to diversity among evangelicals, Pentecostals, and non-denominational churches.… Read the rest