A GRAVE threat to Christianity has been nipped in the bud by a Yorkshire clergyman. Reverend David Rhodes, of All Saints Church Hall in Totley, Yorkshire, has banned weekly Tai Chi classes in the church hall – and in doing so has angered and perplexed a group of pensioners, who attended the classes to relax [...]
The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of irreligious cartoons in the 1882 Christmas edition, Foote was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to 12 months hard labour. Despite this setback the magazine has remained in print ever since. You can read more here.
