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December 2018

December 17, 2018

Trump’s ‘fixer’ may go to a prison known for its tasty Jewish food

If you're a Jewish miscreant who has to do jail time in New York, pray...

December 08, 2018

Pray to God to help UK Prime Minister out of her Brexit black hole

On Tuesday, amidst the sound and fury engulfing the UK as it prepares to scuttle...

December 04, 2018

Faith groups & secularists say Matthew Whitaker is not fit for purpose

A letter signed last week by a coalition of 22 Muslim, Christian, Jewish and secular...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Another Christian conservative in Canada goes over to the dark side

Following our report earlier this month that Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Jason Kenney...

November 24, 2018

Trump supports idiotic Christian who joked about public hangings

On Monday Donald Trump will be in Mississippi to rally support for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith....

November 24, 2018

Scottish politician vows to give his son a Jesus-centred education

A century ago Scotland snuggled up to the Catholic Church, and agreed – under the...

November 18, 2018

A bigot no more: Christians feel betrayed by ex-homophobe Jason Kenney

Alberta's United Conservative Party (UCP) Leader Jason Kenney, above, has 'evolved'. He is no longer...

November 16, 2018

Mormon church may be sued for Utah cannabis ballot interference

The Mormon Church, with their long history of poking its nose into the political affairs...

November 16, 2018

New US tax law could extract $1.7 billion from churches over ten years

The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention has called 'foul'...

November 15, 2018

Faith-based homophobia has just cost Tanzania millions in foreign aid

At the beginning of November, a defiant Paul Makonda, above, announced plans to round up...

November 14, 2018

Malaysia: censors deny claims they butchered Bohemian Rhapsody

In Muslim-majority Malaysia they don't 'promote' homosexuality. They cure it instead. So when Bohemian Rhapsody,...

November 12, 2018

Donald Trump was sent by God to prepare the world for the End Times

Televangelist Jim Bakker has been hearing voices – again! This time the ninnyhammer claims that...

November 08, 2018

Trump scores big with his caring Christian performance in Missouri

Almost as if he were acting out billboard messages that suggested he was God incarnate,...

November 08, 2018

Jeff Sessions is history. A new Christian zealot is now acting AG.

Good news and bad. The good news is that deranged religious bigot Attorney General Jeff...

November 07, 2018

Kentucky homophobe Kim Davis ousted in US mid-term elections

It was truly amazing night for women candidates running for political office in the US...

November 06, 2018

No peace in Middle East until Jews and Muslims become Christians

Mark Harris, above, the Republican candidate in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, can expect few...

November 03, 2018

Asia Bibi’s, acquitted of blasphemy, faces fresh ordeals

What do you do when mindless Muslim thugs riot and bring your country to a...

November 01, 2018

Hey big spender, no anti-Semitism implied with this election flyer

An election flyer attacking the 'reckless' spending policies of Democrat Matt Lesser, a Jewish candidate...

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 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 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 19, 2018

Crucifix is not a religious symbol, claims Quebec’s new Premier

Quebec's new Premier is pushing for fewer religious symbols and more secularism on his patch...

October 16, 2018

‘Terrible consequences’ threatened if Pakistan ‘blasphemer’ is freed

Following a decision last week by Pakistan's Supreme Court to reserve judgement in the appeal...

October 08, 2018

Op-ed: Compulsory nationalism

The BBC reports that a Texas school expelled a black student after she refused to...

October 08, 2018

Romania’s $40 million anti-gay referendum was a complete flop

Just over 20 percent of Romanians bothered to turn out for a referendum held over...

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...

October 01, 2018

Second evangelical book about Donald Trump is due out soon

Just the thing to put in the Christmas stockings of American imbeciles who idolise Donald...

September 2018

September 25, 2018

Romanian paper’s ‘gaystapo’ front page causes outrage

Next month Romania is to hold a 'family values' referendum – and right-wing religious groups...

September 17, 2018

More faith-heads in the House of Lords? Secularists say NO!

The National Secular Society and Humanism UK have rubbished a suggestion put forward by Lord...

September 14, 2018

Lib Dems in Scotland get cold feet over religious education

A headline last week in The Scottish Catholic Observer read 'Lib Dems to consider adopting...