The worrisome worth of foregone conclusionsDaily MaverickNamely, that very few of them – at least according to research by Dawkins' own foundation on Christians in the UK – are religious "believers" in any substantive sense of the word “belief”. Dawkins certainly chose a poor example to demonstrate this in ...and more »
Daily MailRIP England: We are witnessing the systematic destruction of our beloved ...Daily MailBy Alexander Boot I don't think it would sound terribly controversial to say that England wasn't born yesterday. She has been lovingly nurtured over two millennia by sage men expressing their affection for this 'green and pleasant land' by building up ...
Toleration at the price of Christian expressionNouseDespite an imminent appeal, this is surely a sign that Christianity is under threat in modern England. Clive Bone, an atheist councillor in Devon, repeatedly tried to stop prayers at a council meeting last week. Bone protested that he was made to feel ...
National Secular SocietyPickles demands return of Christian BritainPolitics.co.ukThe British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed today's release of results from new Ipsos MORI research, commissioned by the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science UK (RDFRS UK). In addition to analysing the beliefs and practices of ...Immigrants will be expected to speak English and champion British cultureTelegraph.co.ukFirst the Big Society, now the big lunchFinancial TimesGovernment Favouring of Christianity Risks Causing Dangerous Rifts in SocietyHuffington Post UK (blog)National Secular Society -Express.co.ukall 197 news articles »
Oasis Academy's Steve Chalke on religion and educationThis is CroydonEverybody loves sending their kids to Church of England schools – including Muslims, Sikhs and other faiths – because those schools are good and they are driven by a great set of values and a Christian ethos. They also like sending their children to ...and more »
Telegraph.co.ukGay marriage: David Cameron faces church backlash over 'cultural vandalism'Telegraph.co.ukA clutch of Church of England bishops and other Christian groups have already pledged their support for the alliance which is seeking hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition to maintain the current definition of marriage.and more »
The Evangelical Alliance has joined faith-based and secular groups in launching the Coalition for Marriage. Launched today (20 February), the Coalition for Marriage (C4M) opposes attempts by the government to redefine marriage to include both same-sex couples and polygamy.
Telegraph.co.ukYou don't have to believe in God to cherish the ChurchThe IndependentThe Church of England couldn't hope for a better enemy than Richard Dawkins. Puffed-up, self-regarding, vain, prickly and militant, he displays exactly the character traits that could do with some Christian mellowing.Let's avoid a clash of faith and reasonThe Guardianall 5 news articles »
The GuardianUK government minister slams 'militant secularism'Chicago Daily HeraldBut a Muslim Cabinet minister has become the latest member of Prime Minister David Cameron's government to urge the country to embrace its Christian heritage. Sayeeda Warsi also said that “militant” secularism poses a threat to Europe, a comment that ...Christians should unite with atheists to defend secularismThe GuardianGovernment Opposition to Secularism Should Concern Us AllHuffington Post UK (blog)Mary Brown: Baroness Warsi does not speak for all believersScotsmanAsian Tribuneall 23 news articles »
British politics could do with a bit of Rick Santorum's religionTelegraph.co.uk (blog)But the fantasy that America is a Christian Caliphate merely distracts from the UK's own problems – the kind of problems that men like Rick Santorum are right to try to address. Take last Thursday's edition of Question Time, the UK's popular panel-base ...and more »