MICHAEL Medved, US conservative talk show host, isn’t a Christian. He’s Jewish. But he’s joined a growing band of Christian fundies who are loudly protesting against a Comedy Central TV series that hasn’t yet been made. The coalition of religious and conservative leaders is trying to stop a proposed cartoon series that puts Jesus Christ [...]
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CALLING the behaviour shameful, sinful, and much more frequent than the Vatican was comfortable with, Pope Benedict XVI vowed this week to bring widespread paedophilia within the Roman Catholic Church down to a more manageable level. Addressing thousands gathered at St Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the pontiff offered his “most humble apologies” to abuse [...]
A DANISH pig farmer is in hiding today after receiving death threats from Muslim groups who accused him of branding a pig with the Arabic word “Allah”. Gerulf Toksvig, 53, who has a farm near Aarhus, caused outrage this week when he invited reporters to examine the “miracle” markings on his prize piglet, Paprika. Said [...]
A CELIBACY-advocating rap group is promoting “Christian side-hugs” in a Youtube video – because frontal hugs are deemed “sinful” Gimme Dat Christian Side Hug, by a band of pretty crap rappers apparently linked to a Californian ministry called The Father’s House, encourage standing side-by-side when hugging to avoid the uncontrollable urges that hugging face-to-face – [...]
A SEXUALLY explicit illustrated The Book of Genesis by controversial artist Robert Crumb, which features Bible characters bonking, has upset that bastion of barminess, the Christian Institute. The book, which is released this month, carries the warning “adult supervision recommended for minors”, and is described as “scandalous satire” by its publishers, according to The Telegraph. [...]
CHRISTIANS of a more fundamentalist stripe who are always banging on about “putting Christ back into Christmas” will be less than ecstatic over a new board game launched just in time for the festive season According to this report, Blasphemy®: The Race to the Cross is the brainchild of US company Pinstripe Publishing, LLC. The [...]
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The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
