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Let the small gods live on in    cowpats, Santa and song

In an era of crumbling secular belief systems, what can atheist parents give to their children in the place of religion?

Author Richard Dawkins signs a poster during the “Rock Beyond Belief” festival at Fort Bragg army base in North Carolina.

Hello, liberal secular atheism: Religion called and wants its tricks back

The beneficiaries of an unjust economic system remain blind to the crippling effects of its legacy

The gospel of Sunday Assembly: Joy without the Lord

An evangelist of a godless church brought his message of joy to Parisians for the first time on a Sunday late in September last year.

A student reads from the Qur’an at a mosque in Cairo. Despite fears of a rise in atheism in the country

Mosque and state embrace in Egypt

Despite cracking down on fundamentalists, the country’s rulers base their support on Islam.

Groups are often accorded attention

Atheists: Excluded and overlooked

It’s not just refugee law. The low status accorded to unbelievers has now become a matter of systematic civic exclusion, writes Zoe Williams.

Can you be too religious?

When considering this question, note that Jesus himself was hostile to religiosity – and that fundamentalists suffer from a lack of faith.

Philosopher Daniel Dennett sees himself as a helpful clarifier rather than as a challenging provocateur.

Daring Dan damns dogmatic drivel

Daniel Dennett, a cheerleader for Darwin and atheism, is no stranger to criticism. His new book clarifies his often controversial views on free will.

Joonji Mdyogolo searches for a way to come to terms with her father’s death.

Death: An inconvenient truth

In her quest for rational thought after her father’s death, Joonji Mdyogolo finds solace in an unlikely source.

What’s next

Into the afterlife

To find out what’s next, after death Aneesa Fazel went soul searching, with the help of religious experts.

A manifesto heathens can believe in

A manifesto heathens can believe in

The time has come to shift the public discussion on atheism into areas in which genuine dialogue is possible.

An atheist drive to persuade people that God doesn’t exist is catching on in a surprising fashion — on the sides of buses.