THE winner of our February 1 caption contest is Chris who submitted: Mind Control, extortion, the pursuit of power – Vader felt like an amateur. The prize is a copy of C J Werleman’s God Hates You – Hate him back. Two runners-up prizes of a year’s free subscription to the Freethinker magazine go to [...]
THE picture below was sent to us by University of Sussex student Peter Brietbart, who discovered it on the net. He assures us that it’s not a Photoshop creation, but a genuine shot of a fella in Darth Vader gear who fell into step with a flock of ecclesiastical coves out for a stroll. Provide [...]
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NEWS that the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Weymouth, Boston, has launched a weekly “Woof ‘n’ Worship” service for dog owners and their pets, gave us an idea for another Freethinker caption contest. The best caption for the picture on the left, which originally appeared here, will earn the winner a free one-year subscription to the [...]
THE zany story that broke this week about the hijacking in Florida of a Jesus cracker – or Corpus Crispie – and the fear of Catholics that it might be “abused” by its kidnapper – got us wondering what indignities Freethinker readers might heap on a blessed Eucharist, should they ever decide to take one [...]


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