liberty
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EEditorial
‘Tis a short step from sinful thought to sinful deed, especially in the Scottish Hate Crime Act.
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PPolitics & Law
Christian sexism – anti-blasphemy activism – persecution in Pakistan – defining 'extremism' – Hate Monster – rum and Ramadan – Alexander and Hephaestion – global secularism in crisis – yet more papal piffle
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SSecularism & Humanism
'An unwillingness to think critically about religious practices which are at odds with democratic values spells disaster for women’s rights.'
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IInterviews
Emma Park speaks to Alex Byrne, professor of philosophy at MIT and author of 'Trouble with Gender', about what a philosopher can bring to the trans debate, and why some philosophers have shrunk from 'questioning orthodoxy'.
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FFreethought around the world
Tehreem Azeem argues that the Pakistani media's emotive coverage of the recent Quran-burning in Sweden is a disproportionate reaction.
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BBlasphemy & Free Speech
The Irish parliament is currently debating a new bill on 'hate offences' which would severely limit free speech.