WALID Husayin, the 26-year-old son of a Muslim scholar in the small West Bank town of Qalqiliya, is behind bars after being exposed as an atheist blogger. Husayin, described here as a “shy barber” who prayed with his family each Friday, created uproar in the Muslim world by secretly posting anti-religion rants on the Internet [...]
THE National Secular Society (NSS) has accused advertising watchdog the ASA of “reintroducing the blasphemy law” following its decision to ban the Antonio Federici ice cream advert showing two priests about to kiss. The Society, according this report, Â is calling on Communications Minister Ed Vaizey to investigate the the ASA’s decision to ban the ad [...]
US Republican top guns, including three possible White House contenders in 2012, are demanding that  National Public Radio be stripped of public funding following a comment made by NPR long-time senior analyst Juan Williams, who told Fox News: When I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are [...]
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DUTCH prosecutors asked judges yesterday to acquit anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders on all charges of inciting hate and discrimination against Muslims, in a case seen as testing the limits of free speech against religious freedom. The move by prosecutors signalled their belief that the case against Wilders was weak, although judges could still disagree and [...]
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HOLLAND’S Federation Against Cursing – or Bond Tegen Het Vloeken to give it its proper name – is a quaint hangover from the Netherland’s past, but it is grimly hanging on to its original mission to get the Dutch to be less foul-mouthed. With the arrival of darker, autumnal days, according to this report, some [...]
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A CONTROVERSIAL pro-euthanasia television advertisement, due to air at the weekend, has been banned by the authorities in Australia. The ad’s creator, lobby group Exit International, says the ban is a violation of free speech. The ad, which you can see below, features an actor playing a terminally-ill man man. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRDZFwlWU1s[/youtube] It ends by emphasising [...]
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
