The EU Foreign Affairs Council have released guidelines that make it clear that religion is optional, and certainly can’t be used as a vehicle or excuse for oppression or abuse.
Read MoreWe can take crimes committed in the name of Satanism and the occult seriously without trading in misrepresentation and caricature of those who subscribe to minority religions. In fact, taking those crimes seriously demands that we do so.
Read MoreOur short-attention span world of headlines and attendant hyperbole often results in our not giving credit where it’s due, for example in acknowledging that the Pope’s recent comments should be welcomed.
Read MoreDeath should not be trivialised, so it’s understandable that some of us are wary of legislation that allows for assisted suicide. But if it’s the dignity of life that we’re hoping to preserve, it’s unclear how denying suffering people their final choice promotes a sort of dignity worth preserving.
Read MoreThe IHEU recently issued a call to action regarding the persecution of atheist bloggers in Bangladesh. Three have been arrested, and a list of 84 of them have been handed to the government – by Islamist political parties – with a request that they all be arrested.
Read MoreMaking progress in resolving disagreements with regard to culture, values and religious beliefs is difficult enough, given the emotive nature of the beliefs in question. We could perhaps make the task slightly easier through paying attention to not misrepresenting each other, and also sometimes through getting our own houses in order.
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