Is religion really under threat?
A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of secularism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a[…]
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Why Homer Simpson is our greatest philosopher
Someone like Homer is never realistic in the way a film or novel character is. But he is a real[…]
ReadThere’s a dark side to this piety about ‘going local’
A decade ago, “This is a local shop for local people” was the catchphrase of a parochial, psychotic couple in[…]
ReadAtheism in America
As I found out when I travelled across the US last year, atheists live in isolation and secrecy all over the country. In a nation that celebrates freedom of religion like no other, freedom not to be religious at all can be as hard to exercise as the right to swim the Atlantic.
ReadIs there a right way to grieve?
Until the 19th century, some communities in India believed that a widow ought to throw herself on her husband’s funeral[…]
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