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July 2020

July 12, 2020

God ‘stronger than Covid-19’ – mosque dispersal an ‘attack’ on Islam

A FRESH allegation that Islam has been disrespected has surfaced in Indonesia, which has the...

April 2020

April 25, 2020

Welcome news: blasphemy in no longer a crime in Scotland

MORE than 300 years ago the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly decided that no mercy...

February 2020

February 13, 2020

French President: Blasphemy is no crime & religion can be mocked

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has added his voice to the thousands who have spoken out...

January 2020

January 11, 2020

Today I’m celebrating a very special birthday

THE birth on January 11, 1850, of British atheist George William Foote – founder of...

December 2019

December 25, 2019

H/Q of Brazilian comedy team attacked with Molotov cocktails

OUTRAGE over Netflix's 'blasphemous' gay Jesus festive season special spilled over into violence last night...

December 22, 2019

‘Blasphemy’ in Brazil: Netflix faces lawsuits and an official probe

FOLLOWING our piece earlier this month about the outrage sparked by Netfix's Christmas comedy depicting...

December 20, 2019

Horror expressed after ‘blasphemous’ poster reappears in Rome

BACK in 2017 an anonymous Italian artist who signs his work 'Hogre' responded to the...

December 13, 2019

Brazilian Christians vent fury over gay Jesus Xmas movie

PORTA dos Fundos is Brazilian comedy group with a huge following in Brazil. Their YouTube...

December 02, 2019

Amazon Synod vandal leads protests against AIDS charity event

THE historic Catholic cathedral of St Stephen in Vienna hosted its third 'blasphemous' AIDS charity...

October 2019

October 23, 2019

Right-wing Afrikaner party enters fray over ‘demonical’ school art

A SCHOOL in South Africa has become embroiled in a row over a pupil's 'demonical'...

October 22, 2019

Woman brings dog into mosque, gets charged with blasphemy

AN Indonesian woman, a Christian said to be suffering from schizophrenia, is to stand trial...

October 10, 2019

Holy water-filled ‘Jesus Shoes’ branded ‘blasphemous’

OVER on YouTube, a video of a fella from Saving Health Ministries unboxing a pair...

September 2019

September 24, 2019

Good news: Christianity in NZ is fast heading towards extinction

LAST year Christians in New Zealand got the hump when Jesus was turfed out of...

August 2019

August 05, 2019

Lebanese concert cancelled amid threats of Christian violence

LEBANESE band Mashrou’ Leila was due to perform at the Byblos International Festival on August 9...

May 2019

May 21, 2019

Pakistan lawyer is named Secularist of the Year by NSS

SAIF ul Malook, the lawyer who defended Asia Bibi who spent eight years on death...

May 08, 2019

‘Blasphemous’ artworks censored at top London gallery

The counter-extremist think-tank Quilliam has reacted with anger to reports that the Saatchi Gallery had covered...

April 2019

April 14, 2019

NJ Woman charged with vandalising ‘blasphemous’ Easter bunnies

THE destruction of mannequins dressed as Playboy bunnies bearing Easter eggs has led to charges...

March 2019

March 06, 2019

A brief history of New Zealand’s now dead blasphemy law

NEW Zealand no longer has a blasphemy law, having decided yesterday to scrap the archaic...

February 2019

February 17, 2019

Jesus Christ won’t be returning, at least not via DC Comics

Buckling under pressure from enraged Christians, DC Comics has announced that it's pulled the plug...

January 2019

January 15, 2019

‘McJesus’ row takes a new turn as artist demands artwork be removed

THE creator of the crucified Ronald McDonald artwork that set hundreds of Arab-Christian protesters on...

January 13, 2019

Arab Christians riot in Israel over crucified Ronald McDonald

An artwork people are calling 'McJesus' sparked a riot on Friday after it was exhibited...

January 11, 2019

Jesus, Virgin Mary & others get an apology over ‘pornographic’ book

The Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio has issued a grovelling apology after it was...

January 10, 2019

Superhero Jesus comic branded ‘blasphemous’ by some Christians

JESUS goes from Superstar to Superhero in a new DC Comics series – much to...

December 2018

December 29, 2018

Former UK PM John Major supported ‘blasphemous’ film ban

Newly-released government papers reveal that John Major, above, who succeeded the frightful Margaret Thatcher, considered...

December 26, 2018

Benny ‘The Hair’ Hinn’s nephew now hates the ‘Prosperity Gospel’

Costi Hinn had it all: wealth, jetting around the world in private planes and happily...

December 13, 2018

Turkish celebrity chef at the centre of a blasphemy row in Jordan

Jordanian authorities leapt into action this week after a website published a Photoshopped image of...

December 12, 2018

Deadpool ‘Jesus’ poster needs to be replaced, say Mormons

The Mormons are deeply upset by a poster for the latest in the Deadpool series...

December 07, 2018

Heresy-busting app takes the hard work out of protesting blasphemy

Muslims in Indonesia no longer have to create banners and take to the streets to...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

The International Humanist and Ethical Union nears it £20,000 target

Back in June, the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) revealed that there are 12...

November 27, 2018

Hillsong UK’s baby Jesus promotional video branded ‘blasphemous’

The UK branch of the Hillsong international church franchise has so annoyed some Christians that...