Bishops, blasphemy and cancel culture

Dear reader,

Where do you stand on free speech? What about the criticism of Islam or other emotive subjects, or protests against the monarchy? There are no easy answers, as I discovered when I attended two events recently, on blasphemy and church-state relations respectively. Other topics we've been considering include ex-Muslims on social media, whether sentientism can replace humanism, and Steven Greer's new book on academic cancellation.

Articles
Blasphemy and bishops: how secularists are navigating the culture wars, editorial
Breaking the silence: Pakistani ex-Muslims find a voice on social media, by Tehreem Azeem
Can sentientism save the world? Interview with Jamie Woodhouse
Cancel culture and religious intolerance: ‘Falsely Accused of Islamophobia’, by Steven Greer, reviewed by Daniel James Sharp

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Emma Park
Editor, The Freethinker
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