Religion

A forgotten sceptic: William M. Knox, the one-eyed atheist of Belfast

Writing in the late 1800s, Irish atheist William M. Knox took aim at the emerging trend of spiritualism, séances, and communicating with the dead

J.D. Vance, religious conversion, and the battle over identity

J.D. Vance has been criticised for hoping his Hindu wife might convert to Catholicism, but does that differ from skeptics and atheists spreading doubt?

From the archives: examining the Creationists’ Argument from Design

From the archives in 1992, philosophy professor and author Antony Flew reviews the Creationist argument for a designer deity

The March for Life conference showed the US influence on UK anti-abortion groups

March for Life's 2025 "pro-life" conference sought to send the message that they're confident abortion will not be decriminalised in the UK

Peter Thiel’s Antichrist: when apocalyptic myths meet Silicon Valley

Influential Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel has been increasingly talking about the Antichrist, but is he just being metaphorical?

No end of faith: how do religions survive a devastating truth bomb?

The Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses have shown that even seemingly devastating revelations leave only a dent in a well-organised religion

Religious extremism and refugees in Germany: lessons from Nigeria

As a country beset by imported religious extremism from Islam and Christianity, Nigeria has many lessons to teach modern Europe

From sacred signs to golden urns: The oddities of Dalai Lama Succession

The Dalai Lama's successor - by definition, his reincarnated self - is nothing but superstition and mysticism, however it is chosen
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