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Barry Duke on December 20th, 2007

THE “Religion of Peace” has been sounding off again – with the language of violence.
According to Adnkronos, a top Muslim cleric in Iran – Hojatolislam Gholam Reza Hassani – declared this week that women in Iran who do cover themselves up should die.
And not only these shameless tarts, but their husbands and fathers too!
Pondered [...]

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Barry Duke on December 18th, 2007

YOUR image, frankly, is crap – and the organisation you head is constantly being trashed, particularly in films.
So who do you recruit for a root-and-branch make over? Why, a gay man, of course – preferably one with a background in film and opera.
What! Even if your name is Pope Benedict XVI!?
Yes, we too did a [...]

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Andy Armitage on December 16th, 2007

AND you thought it could happen only in America! Think again. Britain looks like getting its own creationism adventure park, where kids can be indoctrinated into the idea that Earth is about six thousand years old and man and the dinosaurs coexisted. According to today’s Observer, “The 5,000-capacity park will be the first of its [...]

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Andy Armitage on December 16th, 2007

Psst! Wanna be a Muslim? Wanna try living under sharia? Well take a look at this Channel 4 prog this evening (8 o’clock).
Make Me a Muslim features a gay hairdresser, an atheist taxi driver, a skincare centre manager, a glamour model and a mixed-race couple. TV bosses seem to think this bit of suck-it-and-see, ooh-fancy-that!, [...]

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Andy Armitage on December 15th, 2007

THE man behind Jerry Springer: The Opera is afraid “idiots” would close down a similar enterprise – so he says he won’t be doing anything like that again.
Stuart Lee (left) says he suffered financially because Christians orchestrated a campaign against the opera.
Even though judges have decided that JS:TO is not blasphemous, Lee says the controversy surrounding [...]

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Dave McKeegan on December 14th, 2007

INTERNET saviors b3ta have been running an “alternative xmas card” competition this week. There is a veritable feast of festive fun on their message board as a result (some of it NSFW, so be careful).
The Freethinker picked out six of the best for your delectation.
First, the most accomplished of many pun-derful creations - “Baby Cheeses [...]

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