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November 2018

November 02, 2018

My atheism: How I became a Christian and then stopped being one

My parents did not appear to be religious, even though I and my brother had...

November 01, 2018

Cows oppose homosexuality in Tanzania – and so does God

Last June Tanzania’s President, John Magufuli slammed human rights groups campaigning against homophobia in his...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Muslims riot in Pakistan as Asia Bibi is cleared of blasphemy

Members of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik (TLP), a new political party dedicated to punishing blasphemy, blocked roads...

October 30, 2018

Wrong man, wrong prayer for victims of synagogue shooting

A row has broken out over the choice of rabbi to speak at a Republican rally...

October 30, 2018

Is this the dumbest Halloween idea ever floated?

Halloween unleashes some very scary apparitions – personified, in the main, by hellfire-and-brimstone Christian fundamentalists bellowing...

October 29, 2018

Tuam mass grave scandal: nuns should not fund exhumation costs

Just when you thought that Catholic League President Bill Donohue could sink no lower, along...

October 28, 2018

Obnoxious Christian site under threat: LifeSite needs money & prayers

LifeSite is the go-to site if your want to get reports of the zany things...

October 27, 2018

Christian bigot torched LGBT library books to protest Iowa Pride event

Iowa's Paul Dorr is a thoroughly nasty piece of work – a right-wing Christian extremist...

October 26, 2018

Vicar abused teen who wanted to deepen her faith in Christianity

When a 'vulnerable' teenage girl in Lancashire, UK, developed an interest in the church and...

October 25, 2018

Boy molested by priest told to ‘seek forgiveness’ – for being abused!

Former Catholic priest David Poulson, 64, this week pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving children...

October 24, 2018

Plan for impose religion on Arizona schools goes down in flames

One of the happiest people in Arizona right now is Tory Roberg, Director of Government Affairs...

October 23, 2018

Homophobes vandalise a Catholic church & force gay staffer to resign

Engulfed by waves of hatred generated by 'conservative' Catholics, Aaron Bianco – a gay pastoral...

October 22, 2018

Christian propaganda movie Gosnell hits a few bumps in the road

Last week the religious press was cock-a-hoop over the release of Gosnell: the Trial of...

October 22, 2018

SA pastor who says dog meat is the flesh of Jesus sparks outrage

A South African culture and religion watchdog has accused pastor Penuel Mnguni of 'making a...

October 21, 2018

Pope’s ‘rainbow’ cross considered by many as a major PR disaster

The Pope and a bunch bishops have been blasted for wearing a 'rainbow' crosses at World...

October 20, 2018

Christian witch sows consternation among True Believers™

I've noticed a plethora of reports about the growth of witchcraft in the US recently....

October 19, 2018

Lights, camera, inaction! Christian bigots won’t film gay weddings

Filmmakers Carl and Angel Larsen would love to use their talents to shoot weddings, but...

October 18, 2018

As crime rates soar, UK cop responds with ‘stop and pray’ baloney

Amidst reports today that knife crime has hit a record new high in England and...

October 17, 2018

Complaints about ‘irreverent’ organ donation ad may get it banned

Australia's national watchdog, Ad Standards, is reportedly considering banning a 'Monty Pythonesque' TV ad featuring...

October 15, 2018

Banned Bible classes: retirement home accused of hostility to religion

Hardly a week goes by without the media reporting on Christians being 'persecuted' by nasty...

October 14, 2018

Christian author of ‘Unashamed’ has a lot to be ashamed about

When 'international evangelist' Christine Caine, above, published a book in 2016 with the cumbersome title...

October 14, 2018

Scottish anti-hate campaign slammed for ‘fanning religious hatred’

Posters – and a video – created by the Scottish government to combat hate crime...

October 13, 2018

Godless Danes are to about get their ears filled with ‘Christian culture’

Eighty percent of Danes say religion is not important to them, yet their government –...

October 12, 2018

Amazon should immediately halt funding for ‘gay cure’ church

In July this year Liverpool Echo journalist Josh Parry exposed 'gay cure' programmes carried out...

October 11, 2018

Dakota man arrested for dipping his butt in church’s holy water

Some days it's hard not to laugh out loud while trawling the Internet for stories...

October 10, 2018

Legal costs for a cake that was never baked reaches almost £500,000

The UK's Supreme Court has just ruled in favour of a pair of Northern Ireland...

October 10, 2018

‘Prayer camps’ in Ghana shackle people with mental health problems

Human Rights Watch has been keeping close tabs on the way people in Ghana who...

October 09, 2018

Woman killed herself to enable her husband to build a Rapture refuge

Devout Christian Graham Robert Morant, 69, is to be sentenced in Queensland later this month...

October 09, 2018

Satan blamed for misnaming Mormons – and Catholic abuse scandals

People who refer to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormons...

October 07, 2018

‘F*ck Kavanaugh’ lipstick helps anti-sexual assault organisations

Brett Kavanaugh supporters are besides themselves with glee, now that the man branded as 'a...