Let's not beat about the bush - it is amusing to see the Catholic Church in such dire straits. Hypocrisy and lies are being uncovered at every turn and the Church is beginning to recognise their severity. These revelations ought not to surprise anyone because they have come about, as...

During the month in which Uganda's obviously detestable 'Kill the Gays' bill continues to make headlines, one would have been forgiven for assuming that Pope Benedict XVI - henceforth referred to as Joseph Ratzinger - might have had the sensitivity and grace to, if not condemn such tendencies,...

Ah, Hell. If the Christians have done their homework, about five billion of us are ending up there; if the Muslims are right, it's also about five billion.

If we atheists are correct, none of us faces such a ludicrous and disproportionate punishment.

What is immediately obvious about the threat...

The Church of England is in increasingly grave danger of embodying not just the drunk and homophobic uncle at the birthday party but, further, the uncle who is sick all over himself and needs to be ordered a taxi home.

Not one to say the following without a little discomfort,...

In the wake of David Cameron declaring that he believes that religious institutions ought, if they so wish, to be able to conduct gay marriage ceremonies, David Davies has decided it a good idea to label the move "barking mad", saying that "most parents would prefer their children not to...

The latest in a long line of upsetting news for women, and women in religion, has hit us square in the face in the past 24 hours. The Christian Union at Bristol University has insisted that women cannot speak at their doubtless fun-filled meetings. If, however, they are accompanied by...