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August 2016

August 13, 2016

New animated movie slammed for being strongly anti-religious

Sausage Party, released in the UK this weekend, is a raunchy, animated adult comedy about...

August 07, 2016

In Gibraltar an atheist dad prevents son's baptism

In ruling against a Roman Catholic mother mother who wanted her son baptised, a Gibraltar...

August 04, 2016

Politician says he knows 'for a fact' that God does not exist

John Halligan, above, Ireland's Minister of State for Training, Skills and Innovation, has outraged faith-heads...

July 2016

July 31, 2016

Don't say you're a Jedi on the upcoming Australian census

There's a Census coming up in Australia in August, but the country's burgeoning number of...

July 23, 2016

Evangelicals, atheists and Muslims unite against Irish RE

The Evangelical Alliance of Ireland (EAI) – headed by pastor Nick Park, above – has...

July 22, 2016

Portaloo company apologises for refusing service to atheists

Hop across to the website of Five Star Septic Services & Portable Toilet Rentals in...

July 20, 2016

Atheist cop in Puerto Rico wins discrimination lawsuit

Back in 2013, we reported on the case of veteran Puerto Rico police officer Alvin...

July 17, 2016

'No God, no marriage,' judge in Kentucky tells atheist couple

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is on the case of godly County Judge Executive Hollis...

July 15, 2016

Republicans' convention targeted by atheists and gays

When delegates arrive next week in Cleveland, Ohio, for the Republican Party's national convention, they...

July 09, 2016

Lawsuit claims that school kids were hectored by an evangelist

Hector ('El Father') Delgado, above, a reggae-artist-turned evangelical preacher, has sparked a lawsuit in Puerto...

July 08, 2016

Gays in the US strike another blow against religious liberty

Christian conservatives are wailing and gnashing their teeth over a recent court decision against a...

July 07, 2016

Secularists are today targeting Ken Ham's Ark Encounter

Today, July 7, sees the official opening of creationist Ken Ham's wacky Ark Encounter in...

July 06, 2016

For a small donation, this atheist classic could be yours

For the past few weeks I have been helping retired Doctor Who screenwriter, novelist, actor...

July 01, 2016

Is this the end of the line for atheist minister Gretta Vosper?

In coming weeks, the United Church of Canada is to review the position Gretta Vosper,...

June 2016

June 22, 2016

Atheists winning over Muslims with seductive reasoning

Sheik Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, above, the Grand Imam of Egypt’s Sunni institute of learning, al-Azhar University,...

June 15, 2016

Jewish woman eats her first bacon to celebrate turning 90

Razie Brownstone ventures out of her home somewhere in the US, boards a bus, enters...

June 09, 2016

Lashes & prison for Saudi man who posted atheist messages

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and...

May 2016

May 29, 2016

Atheists won't get free Subway sandwiches at Reason Rally

A plan by lunatic creationist Ray (Banana Man) Comfort, above, to target atheists at the...

May 26, 2016

Desmond Tutu's daughter forced to leave priesthood

Mpho Tutu-van Furth, daughter of one of the world’s best-known Christian leaders, has given up...

May 21, 2016

In Miami, you will soon be able to get a degree in atheism

Thanks to a generous donation of $2.2 million from retired businessman Louis Appignani, 83, above,...

May 13, 2016

Internet brings Dawkins' The God Delusion to the Arab world

Millions are reading The God Delusion in Arabic, according to Kacem El Ghazzali, above, an atheist...

April 2016

April 25, 2016

In search of romance at Match.com: a short story

When my wife of 53 years died on me a few years ago, I was...

April 25, 2016

National Geographic's 'atheism is a religion' article slammed

Prominent US biologist and atheist Jerry Coyne has had it up to here with National...

April 15, 2016

Christian Concern urges people to see 'God's Not Dead' sequel

Why? Because they say that the God's Not Great 2 storyline 'could be taken out...

April 11, 2016

Atheist ad campaign success: thousands ditch Danish church

First came an bus ad campaign launched by Denmark's Atheist Society – Ateistisk Selskab– with...

April 05, 2016

Coming out as an atheist: an experience worth recounting

Written in cursive is the admission I leave my fellow lads, That I have taken...

April 01, 2016

New app launched to block out Radio 4's 'Thought for the Day'

The National Secular Society is today launching a new app that will allow Radio 4...

March 2016

March 25, 2016

'The Big Questions' discussion: atheist input needed by BBC

I was contacted this week by the producer for the BBC debate show ‘The Big...

March 21, 2016

Norway religion study makes for encouraging reading

The image above was taken tonight from a poll conducted by the Independent in a...

March 21, 2016

More young folk in Singapore are proving resistant to religion

The Catholic Church, along with other denominations, have apparently hit a brick wall in Singapore,...