ACCESS Ministries, the Australian state-funded fundie group that was forced to withdraw an offensive comic strip, then offered a grovelling apology for any ”damage or emotional distress” that it might have caused, is now at the centre of a fresh row. This tacky little Christian outfit, which has been given responsibility for religious education in [...]
THE Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is said to bre very concerned at the news that a proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill is once again under consideration by the Ugandan Parliament, and might possibly pass into law tomorrow. According to this report, Williams this week reiterated his views – first expressed in 2009 after he was [...]
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THE row over female clergy in the Anglican Church just got more bitter, with the Bishop of Lewes warning that there was: Real serious warfare just around the corner. Speaking at the Reform conference of conservative Anglicans in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, the Rt Rev Wallace Benn declared: I’m about to use an analogy, and I use [...]
THE controversial trial of secular ethics classes in Austalia has “decimated” Protestant scripture classes in the ten NSW schools where it has been introduced as an alternative for non-religious children, with the religious classes losing about 47 per cent of enrolled students. The figure, according to this report, was calculated by the Sydney Anglican diocese, [...]
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ATHEISTS in Australia have hit back at criticism over Easter by religious leaders, claiming the clergy have made non-believers a scapegoat for declining church congregations. Several church leaders used their Easter sermons and messages to condemn the increase in atheism, with Sydney Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen describing non-belief as: An assault on God. His comments [...]
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TWO South Australian Anglican bishops have brought formal charges of disgraceful and scandalous behaviour against a third. Charges, according to this report, include Bishop Ross Davies’ alleged protection and promotion of a senior priest accused of sexual abuse. Other charges include repeated displays of anger, involving threatening and abusive language. In a nine-count charge lodged [...]
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
