THE curtain has just gone up on a crucifix-and-crotch-grabbing musical in Melbourne, Australia – and confused Christians there are unable to decide whether to be elated, or grossly offended. Inported from the US, where it has notched up a number of successes, Altar Guyz is supposed to rip the piss mercilessly out of boy bands. [...]


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