WELCOME to the second part of our interview with PROFESSOR A C GRAYLING. Here, PETER BRIETBART asks Grayling how he’d combat extremism if he were the Prime Minister of the UK; how we can have morality in a godless world; whether circumcision is ever morally acceptable, and why religions are so common and varied.
PB: If [...]
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MOST independent Muslim schools in England are under threat of closure, according to the Association of Muslim Schools (AMS).
The organisation, which represents independent Islamic institutions, said many could not afford to stay open.
Most of the dogma factories schools use fees and donations to cover costs and need about £2,000 per pupil per year to stay [...]
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SCORES of religious state schools could be set up in Yorkshire by parents, local communities or religious groups under a Tory government.
The Conservatives want to make it easier for parents, charities and trusts to set up their own new schools to meet the needs of local communities.
Shadow Schools’ Secretary Michael Gove told the Yorkshire Post [...]
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BRITISH teachers will vote this weekend on a motion to halt the spread of “faith” schools – and the Church of England is not at all happy about it.
The Rev Janina Ainsworth, Chief Education Officer for the Church of England, bleated:
The Rev Janina Ainsworth
The motion presented to the NUT conference completely ignores the successful heritage [...]
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A CHRISTIAN school in Werribee, Victoria, has been defending its refusal to offer a training placement to a Muslim teaching student on the grounds of her religion.
Victoria University student Rachida Dahlal has reportedly lodged a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Commission against Heathdale Christian College, accusing it of discrimination and prejudice.
But, according to The Age, [...]
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BENEATH an hysterical headline in today’s Dail Wail – How cash meant for promoting faith is going to an organisation that campaigns AGAINST Christianity – someone called Steve has left this comment:
Christianity is dead in the UK – RIP bible bashers! As for the other muppet religions, they should be banned. Well done Labour, keep [...]
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
