JUST minutes after learning that a Cardiff student had removed a Jesus & Mo cartoon from his Facebook page after his school threatened to expel him, I learned that an Indonesian man, who used Facebook to declare the non-existence of God, could face jail. According to the BBC, civil servant Alexander Aan, 31, is now [...]
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THE University College London Union Jesus & Mo controversy rumbles on. Latest to join the fray is S M Tahir Nasser, Treasurer of UCLU Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Association (AMSA), who declared: It is not for Atheists to decide what will or will not offend believers of different religions. Responding to a petition deploring UCLU’s attempt [...]
JOHNNY Depp has proved himself to be a truly gifted actor – but his latest foray into the world of pop has earned him no fans among US fundies, who are fuming over his Jesus Stag Night Club song. According to this report, Depp teamed up with the band Babybird to record the number, which: [...]
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UNDAUNTED by the November 2 attack on its offices – and threats of having “God’s curse” on it – French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has produced another cover bound to fire up swivel-eyed Islamic fanatics. The latest cover declares “Love is stronger than hate” and depicts a Muslim man and a Charlie Hebdo cartoonist engaged [...]
THE Onion – America’s premier satirical magazine – has turned its signature irreverence to the subject of Christmas. Christmas Exposed – published last month – features more than 100 shocking tales of secret Santas, shopping mall mayhem, dysfunctional families, and – don’t ask – autoerotic asphyxiation. Readers will discover such hilarious reports like “Child Bored [...]
A WEEK or so ago I sent a link – by way of a thank you for all the help, support and hospitality they had given me since I arrived in Spain a year ago – to Dutch couple Marco and Ricardo who run Sensations bar in Benidorm. It was a YouTube link to I [...]
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
