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Wisdom is a profound understanding of life rather than merely being well-versed in information. It’s like having a superpower that helps you make good decisions and naviga… Read More
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Bible Classes Are Coming to a Public School Near YouHonesty for Ohio Education: H… Read More
former archbishop of canterbury george carey, who changed his mind on assisted dying after witnessing terrible suffering. image: Larry Gossett (St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral –… Read More
Note: this is a very slightly revised version of a piece originally written for my personal Substack and published on 7 February of this year.
Fiolent, Crimea, Black Sea. Cape Fiolent is… Read More
Editorial note: this is a lightly edited republication of the speech given by Leo Igwe at the American Atheists National Convention in Philadelphia on 30 March 2024.
leo igwe giving his… Read More
LONDON: To the Christians of Europe in the mid-15th century, the Islamic leader Mehmed II was “the terror of the world,” a “venomous dragon” at the head of &ldqu… Read More
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Johannes Gutenberg, a German inventor born in Mainz around 1400, revolutionised communication, education, and knowledge dissemination through his groundbreaking invention of the… Read More
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I am in a minority. As an atheist who supports the aims of the National Secular Society and Humanists UK in almost every other area, including abortion, I fin… Read More
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Frank Turner is an English singer and songwriter whose music I have loved for years. His songs are wild and varied, sometimes sad and sometimes happy but… Read More
Privately, many Christians in England celebrated Easter with much joyful reverence.
Publicly, the media covered the greatest feast day in the Church year quite differently. It’s not th… Read More
The evolution of Western philosophy from Ancient Greece to Modern Europe has been a remarkable journey, much like an odyssey that has transformed how we perceive our world and ourselves. It… Read More
It’s a viewpoint that involves thinking, behavior and you can relationship valued because of the her inherent qualityScriptures: A term often regularly signify sacred site of different… Read More
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Bruce Gerencser
Bruce Gerencser pastored Evangelical churches for twenty-five year… Read More
Star Trek, a 1960s TV series, has remained a compelling and influential source of entertainment for over 50 years. The original series, created by Gene R… Read More
My attention has been drawn to the editorial of the Guardian newspaper of January 08, 2024. This piece, “Pope Francis’ approval of same-sex blessing” spelled out the positi… Read More
To all gay people across Africa, I send you a message of support and solidarity on behalf of the humanist movement in the region. There is no doubt that this period must be a difficult momen… Read More
Review of 2023:
From my perspective now, looking back, 2023 was a year of wrapping things
up and closing out accounts. In terms of the major things that I did, the
only thing that doesn'… Read More
‘Two journalists discuss freedom of speech’, Image generated by Dall-E from a prompt by E. Park, December 2023.2023 has been an eventful year for free thought, humanism and secul… Read More
Nonbelief is a growing phenomenon in black communities because a growing number of black people are going open and public with their nonbelief and irreligiosity. Many people in black communi… Read More
Paul Scriven in Parliament just after our interview, 5 December 2023. Image: FreethinkerIntroduction
On the afternoon of Wednesday 6th December 2023, Paul Scriven, a Liberal Democrat peer… Read More
Taj Hargey, interview with the Freethinker. Image: E. ParkIntroduction
Dr Taj Hargey is one of the most dynamic, outspoken and controversial figures in Islam today. He is a citizen both o… Read More
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Charles Freeman is a scholar of the ancient world, perhaps best known for his books Egypt, Greece and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean (first edition 1996… Read More
Did scientists really create a monkey? That’s what some claim. The headline on cnn.com says, Scientists create chimeric monkey with two sets of DNA. As often happens, scientists ove… Read More
Three Tragic Verses – One Unavoidable Conclusion. Five years ago, I wrote that the time would come when The U. S. will not help Israel at a critical time. It seemed ha… Read More
Fonte e imagens aquiNo snark, no sarcasm, no judgement, just the genuine, honest answers to 22 creationist messages.“In science it often happens that scientists say, ‘You know th… Read More
‘KaZoHa’, the Abuja Safe House, at its launch in late 2019. Mubarak Bala is standing on the far left; Amina Ahmed is in blue, third from the left. Image: Humanist Mutual Aid Netw… Read More
St Stephen’s Hall, Houses of Parliament, Westminster. IMage: Snapshots of the Past, via Wikimedia Commons. In the last fortnight, the National Secular Society participated in two quite… Read More
The Italian Renaissance period marked a significant shift in European culture and society. Explore the politics art, literature, & philosophy of this era with this informative guide.&nbs… Read More
Explore the rich history of English Literature from its roots in ancient times to the modern era of postmodernism in this comprehensive overview. Join us on a journey through time and explo… Read More
The actual Scientific Revolution
The term Technological Revolution is in itself questionable. Traditionally the term is used to explain the spectacular intellectual triumphs of sixteenth and… Read More
Machiavelli the Italian diplomatMachiavelli was a Florentine historian, politician, military strategist and humanist.THE Renaissance, though it produced no important theoretical… Read More
The Eclipse of the Papacy Introduction - THE thirteenth century had brought to completion a great synthesis, philosophical, theological, political, and social, which ha… Read More
With winter now in the air and the biggest celebration of them all fast approaching, colder parts of the planet are gearing up. Christmas brings an array of festivities and traditions that h… Read More
How might the history of freethought inspire its development in the 21st century?
I was recently interviewed by Christoph De Spiegeleer via Zoom about the history of freethought and open… Read More