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US Christian writer feels the full wrath of Trumpite evangelicals
Until the run-up to the US Presidential election last year Jen Hatmaker enjoyed enormous popularity as an evangelical author and speaker. But things went horribly wrong when Hatmaker made it abundantly clear that she was no fan of Trump, and – worse still – had no problems with same-sex marriage. Yesterday, Politico magazine detailed the […]
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We have lost the true meaning of Christmas
Which is, of course, the birth of Jesus Christ, or a pagan fire ceremony, or a midwinter festival, or the Roman Saturnalia, or what you will. And who is or was Santa Claus? This piece is taken from John Radford’s Don’t You Believe It! Sixty Things Everyone Knows That Actually AIN’T SO, illustrated by Donald […]
Wed 29 Nov 2017 / Op-ed
Identity and its discontents
Thu 23 Nov 2017 / Islam
God: A Human History – a rescue attempt by Reza Aslan
Mon 6 Nov 2017 / Politics
New book on secularism, politics, religion and freedom
Mon 30 Oct 2017 / Op-ed
Living in an Age of Anger
Thu 19 Oct 2017 / Islam
Gender segregation is humiliating and damaging
Tue 17 Oct 2017 / Hinduism
Superstition is not the answer to India’s mounting problems
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Muslims in India riot over ‘blasphemous’ underpants
AT least nine people, including five policemen, were injured after violent protests erupted in different areas of Srinagar, India, when news spread through the city that the “sacred” Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem had been printed on underwear. The structure on the garment turned out to be an historic cathedral in Italy. Police said they […]