We reprint here an urgent letter from the National Secular Society: —- We have been working closely with our Honorary Associate Dr Evan Harris MP, who has identified an opportunity to challenge the blasphemy law in the House of Commons. On Wednesday, 9 January, Dr Harris will table as an amendment to the Criminal Justice [...]
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Barbaric methods of killing animals are set to become big business, according to a story in the Australian newspaper The Age. More than 200 food manufacturers in Victoria are gearing up for a big project to establish a premium brand for halal products to cater to the world’s 1.9 billion Muslims. Halal, like the Jewish shechita, involves killing [...]


The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 