HEARD the one about a Jew, a Catholic, a Lutheran and a Muslim who won an inter-faith cultural award in Germany? “Oi vey, this is indeed a great honour,” said the Jew. “Holy Mary, Mother of God,” said the Catholic. “Praise be to Jesus,” said the Lutheran. “AllÄhu Akbar,” said the Muslim – but grumpily [...]
WHEN gifted Belgian artist Ben Heine heard the Pope’s latest rant against condom use before the pontiff visited Africa, he responded by creating the image on the right. Heine, then a member of an on-line artists’ showcase called DeviantArt, posted the image on the site. He fully expected it to draw some robust criticism. What [...]
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The human spirit and spiritual health is fundamental to healing and wholeness. So every health professional, every doctor, every nurse needs to be easy and familiar with the language of the spirit in order to express the almost inexpressible. These are the words of the Very Rev John Hall, the Dean of Westminster, who complained [...]
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FOR anyone who’s ever suspected that that Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor was off his trolley, here’s the proof: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbrfz1DIq9Q[/youtube] By the way, the crazy cardinal looks set to be elevated to the House of Lords. Richard West has set up a petition in the hope of persuading Downing Street NOT to make O’Connor a peer. [...]
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WHEN it comes to beauty contests, Saudi Arabia is a world leader in choosing the country’s sexiest camels. Contests involving women, though, were unheard of until Khadra al-Mubarak came up with the idea of choosing “Miss Beautiful Morals”. The first of these contests took place last year and was won by Zahra al-Shurafa. Now the [...]
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THIS summer will see tens of thousands of UFOlogists flocking to New Mexico for the annual Roswell UFO festival – and in among the many kooks and alien abduction wannabees will be a Christian group called “Alien Resistance“. AR plans to face off ET in a symposium offering its own angle on the ongoing debate [...]
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
