Society & Culture > Religion
Secularism is hostile to state religion, not religion
23 Feb 2012
Separation of church and state is a basic democratic demand bitterly resisted by the British establishment, writes Eddie Ford
Freedom to choose emancipation and dress
05 Aug 2010
To force a woman to remove her veil is just as subjugating as forcing her to cover up. Peter Manson replies to left and right criticisms
Holy water consecrates Cameron's big society
05 Aug 2010
The coalition government's programme of cuts has in effect been blessed by a whole range of Christian denominations and groups, reports Eddie Ford
Women bishops and secularism
22 Jul 2010
Jim Gilbert examines the Anglican hierarchy's hypocrisy
Church on the ropes
01 Apr 2010
Pope Benedict XVI claims he is being targeted by a malicious smear campaign. Anne Mc Shane disagrees. The Catholic church is guilty of a criminal cover-up when it comes to child abuse
Pope's Irish child abuse letter met with walkouts
25 Mar 2010
Anne Mc Shane argues that Ireland needs not less but more secularism. The clerical state must go
Right to a dignified life - right to a dignified death
11 Feb 2010
The comfort and self-respect of the incurably ill and the dying must be ensured, writes Eddie Ford
Johnson's bans are an attack on us all
21 Jan 2010
Oppose the ban on Islam4UK, writes Eddie Ford
Church attempt to re-invent is an insult
17 Dec 2009
Anne Mc Shane looks at the beleaguered Catholic establishment
Jesus the communist
10 Dec 2009
Laurie McCauley reports on a meeting attended by Christians and communists
Child abuse, the church and the Irish state
03 Dec 2009
Anne Mc Shane reports on the child abuse scandal engulfing the Catholic church in Ireland. The case for a secular republic and confiscating the churchs property could not be stronger
Earthly core of misty creations
22 Oct 2009
Camilla Power addressed the CPGB's Communist University on the origins and evolution of religion. This is an edited version of her speech
Meat cleaver
28 Feb 2008
Esen Uslu responds to Phil Kent's criticisms
Not privileged nor persecuted
14 Feb 2008
Jim Moody examines the impact of Rowan Williams's words in a Britain that is far from secular, at least in terms of its constitution
Uses and abuses of Jesus
20 Dec 2007
Even in the 21st century Jesus is still a much prized figure. In this the second chapter of his new book Jack Conrad shows how Jesus has been used and abused by almost every political persuasion
The sigh of the oppressed
01 Feb 2007
Gerry Downing looks at the origins of monotheism and assesses the attitude of communists towards believers