Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum – ‘So great are the evils that religion can incite’ (Lucretius, first century BC).
The Freethinker condemns yesterday’s attack on Salman Rushdie, which was terrible though not, alas, unexpected. We will be reflecting further on the attack and the relationship between religion and free speech in the coming week.
In some respects, nearly every article published by the Freethinker has some bearing on the ideas of free expression, free thought and their relationship. Below we have compiled a bibliography of some of the most relevant:
(This article was first published on 13 August 2022. Since then, the below list has been updated on a rolling basis as articles have become available.)
2023
Milton’s ‘Areopagitica’: liberty and licensing, by Tony Howe
Image of the week: Redacted, by Paul Fitzgerald
The return of blasphemy in Ireland, by Noel Yaxley
British Islam and the crisis of ‘wokeism’ in universities – interview with Steven Greer
Cancel culture and religious intolerance: ‘Falsely Accused of Islamophobia’, by Steven Greer, reviewed by Daniel Sharp
Free speech at universities: where do we go from here? – by Julius Weinberg
Blasphemy and bishops: how secularists are navigating the culture wars, editorial
The perils of dropping a book, by Noel Yaxley
Freethought and secularism, by Bob Forder
2022
Freethought in the 21st century – by Christoph De Spiegeleer and Emma Park
Silence of the teachers, by a secondary school teacher
Jackboots in Manchester 暴政踐踏之下的曼徹斯特 – by Simon Cheng
Secularism and the Struggle for Free Speech, by Stephen Evans
Free speech in Britain: a losing battle? from our Faith Watch series
The price of criticising Islam in northern Nigeria: imprisonment or death, by Emma Park
Mubarak Bala: update on a ‘blasphemer’ in Nigeria, by Emma Park
Cartoon: Jesus and Mo on civil rights, by Mohammed Jones
‘The best way to combat bad speech is with good speech’ – interview with Maryam Namazie
The radicalisation of young Muslims in the UK: an ongoing problem? by Khadija Khan
Religion and the decline of freethought in South Asia, by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Blasphemy Month at the Freethinker, editorial
Britain’s blasphemy heritage, by David Nash
On trial for blasphemy: the Freethinker’s first editor and offensive cartoons, by Bob Forder
From the archive: imprisoned for blasphemy
And finally: Cannibal Speaks Out, by Modus Tollens
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