Israel in Gaza: Humanity’s Canary in a Coal Mine?
Introduction As many readers will recall, the phrase ‘canary in a coal mine’ originated from a literal practice…
Buddhism: The Religion That Wasn’t—And Now Is (Part One)
One of the questions that has long troubled students of Buddhism is whether or not it should be…
Feminism and religion are incompatible
This is an edited version of Maryam Namazie’s contribution to a Cambridge Union debate: ‘This House Believes Feminism…
The double standard of religious misogyny on social media
This past summer, the internet erupted over an article about influencer Hannah Neeleman, better known as @ballerinafarm to…
Can Religion Save Humanity? Part Two: Killing Commies for Christ
Read Part One here. Readers may recall that during the Vietnam War, US soldiers were wont to justify…
Keir Starmer must bring the UK’s diverse but divided people together
A week on from the election of a new government, Megan Manson of the National Secular Society (NSS)…