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February 2016

February 17, 2016

In Mexico Pope loses his cool after tumbling onto a child

An over-excited devotee pulled the Pope off his feet and onto a child in a...

February 16, 2016

Marriage clerk brands lesbian couple 'an abomination'

Debbie Allen, of the Gilmer County clerk’s office in West Virginia, is at the centre...

February 15, 2016

Certainly not! Monkeys evolved from 'Jews cursed by Allah'.

As everyone biblical scholar knows, God made land animals on Day Six of Creation. This...

February 12, 2016

SA 'snake pastor' grilled by human rights investigators

South African pastor Penuel Mnguni, above, of The End Times Disciples Ministries, was summoned this...

February 11, 2016

Pathetic 'Just Pray' billboards target train passengers

If all goes to plan, tomorrow morning I will be interviewed at 8.30 pm UK...

February 06, 2016

Destination salvation: Pope's blessed bus is to debut soon

In one of his silliest publicity stunts to date, the Pope has given his blessing to...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

'Have we got nudes for you? No, Mr President Rouhani!

Outrage spread throughout Italy and beyond when people got wind of the fact that Italian...

January 26, 2016

Two things you need to hold political office: piety & a penis

Gary Cass, above, of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission, last week released a new video aimed...

January 20, 2016

Living by 'biblical values' costs anti-gay couple $13,000

A while back we reported that Catholic farmers Cynthia Gifford and her husband Robert, above,...

January 19, 2016

Unlike his predecessor, aged 200, this monk is truly dead

Last year snorts of derision echoed across the globe when high level Buddhists claimed that...

January 16, 2016

Boy, 15, mutilates himself for accidental act of blasphemy

People in a village 125 kilometres from Lahore in Pakistan reportedly showed their approval of...

January 12, 2016

Flat-out mean: Christians leave fake tips for waiters

A young waiter in Kansas was delighted when he saw that a customer had left...

January 10, 2016

Malawi's prayers for rain turn into homophobic diatribes

While more than 100 senior Anglicans were urging the Church of England to repent for...

January 09, 2016

Creationist Karl L Dahlstrom won't get $58-m from Dawkins

Back in the mists of time – 1989 to be precise – Richard Dawkins wrote...

January 05, 2016

Why do Muslims shun dogs?

Imagine this scenario: You’re invited to a Thanksgiving weekend by your family. Upon your arrival...

January 04, 2016

From silly kid to cool sceptic dude

ACE (Accelerated Christian Education) is an American brainwashing programme designed to turn children into biblical...

January 03, 2016

This fool loves God, country and guns. But not bare breasts.

New Hampshire 'pro-family' Republican State Representative Josh Moore, above, has outraged women by saying on...

January 03, 2016

BBC's desperate attempt to portray faith-heads as 'nice'

Because only loud-mouthed and murderous religious fanatics tend to attract media attention, BBC 2 has...

January 02, 2016

US hospital sued for denying patients contraception surgery

A law suit against Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California, has been launched by the...

January 01, 2016

Will there still be a need for the Freethinker in years to come?

As the first day of 2016 draws to a close, I would like to take...

March 2012

March 23, 2012

Priests exorcise abortion clinic

FOLLOWING a row that erupted in Arizona after a Republican “pro-life” politician, Terri Proud, suggested...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Mormons apologise – again!

THERE are all the ingredients for a Pythonesque comedy sketch focusing on the Mormon practice...

February 10, 2012

Taunted in Taunton; exorcised in Rome

TWO Christian crazies are in the news today: a street preacher in Taunton called Michael...

February 06, 2012

Indiana left looking stupid over creationism

A BUNCH of lame-brained members of the Indiana state Senate recently made complete asses of...

July 2011

July 25, 2011

Creationism gets a good kicking in Texas

GOOD sense has triumphed over biblical bullshit in Texas. On Friday, the State Board of...

January 2011

January 26, 2011

God orders woman to slay 'devil dog'

Pit Bull bit a chunk out of her Bible A SOUTH Carolina woman who killed...

December 2010

December 29, 2010

God-TV sows seeds of discontent in Israel

I think that I shall never see/A poem lovely as a tree THERE'S an element...

November 2010

November 16, 2010

The Devil's at work on your computer

FOLLOWING on from a warning sounded in Rev Jim Peasboro's book The Devil in the...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

Buddhist kicks off over Keds

BUDDHISTS "all over the world" have had their "sentiments hurt" by a new range of...

March 2010

March 24, 2010

Death threats against Muslim poet

A WOMAN contestant participating in a poetry contest broadcast live in Dubai last week delivered...