Cardinal Pell Charged with Historic Sex Abuse
It's been a long time comin'. I have reported on this ongoing investigation before, several times. What is it with the One True Religion™? Here we have someone, Cardinal George
Jonathan MS Pearce
Is John Oliver the Most Impactful Crusader for Justice?
Comedy has morphed, and Oliver is at the forefront of this change.
On the Argument from Divine Miscommunication
The Argument from Divine Miscommunication, as set out by people like John Loftus (for example, in Chapter 7 of The Christian Delusion, titled "The Problem of Divine Miscommunication"), is a glaringly
Alex O'Connor vs Frank Turek on the Moral Argument
This debate is worth a watch. There is a rare thing that happens before radio debates like this - some discussion of terms. I previously posted a video of the CosmicSkeptic on the
Christianity Is Fundamentally Opposed to Freedom of Speech
I thought I'd resurrect this one from a few years back. In reading Richard Carrier's excellent chapter in John Loftus' superb Christianity is not Great in which I
First ever legal humanist wedding ceremony takes place in Northern Ireland
This great news comes from Humanists UK: The first ever legal humanist wedding ceremony took place in Northern Ireland yesterday afternoon. After a lengthy legal battle to secure recognition, Laura Lacole and Eunan
Guest Post - Sam: The Problem with when You Are Born
Thanks to "sam" for this guest post (reposted again) that he created based on one of his comments the other day: In Jonathan's post titled, “Inter-Testamental Moral Relativism,” a
Referendum on Abortion Announced in Ireland
This long-overdue news comes from Humanists UK: Ireland’s newly elected Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that a referendum will be held in 2018 on the issue of repealing the eighth amendment of
A Science-Based Solution to Lies in Politics
I am cross-posting this from my Patheos Nonreligious mate Gleb Tsipursky (at Intentional Insights). I will look at signing up to this later this week when I get a spare moment. See what
Not Seeing God through 20 Skeptical Lenses
Things are gathering pace with one of the four book projects I am working on. Editing an anthology of chapters from Patheos Nonreligious writers has been really rewarding, but has also taken me
UK Poll Shows One in Five are Humanists, a Third Hold Humanist Beliefs
This is from Humanists UK: More than one in five people have humanist beliefs and values, a new survey published today has revealed. The new research, conducted by YouGov, has found that 22%
Another Call for the Release of Raif Badawi
This has come from the IHEU - the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU): Coalition of rights groups supports statement by Ensaf Haidar at UN, calling for release of her husband Raif Badawi