'In nature, neighbourliness, music, and mirth, believers and non-believers might find common ground and more clearly recognise each other in a shared story,' writes Patrick Seamus McGhee, reflecting on a recent Swiss sojourn. freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/trai...

'I have heard university administrators state that the primary purpose of the university is not education at all, but to shape the future of the world through activism,' reflects Samuel McKee in his review of The War on Science. @lkrauss1.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/revi...

'I have heard university administrators state that the primary purpose of the university is not education at all, but to shape the future of the world through activism,' reflects Samuel McKee in his review of The War on Science. @lkrauss1.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/revi...

A new image of the week from our resident cartoonist Paul Fitzgerald, aka Polyp. @polypartist.bsky.social polyp.org.uk freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/imag...

A new image of the week from our resident cartoonist Paul Fitzgerald, aka Polyp. @polypartist.bsky.social polyp.org.uk freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/imag...

Today in the Freethinker, Noel Yaxley takes a look at moral panics amid the recent(ish) enactment of the Online Safety Act, which ‘serves as a Trojan horse: a censor’s charter under the guise of moral righteousness.’ freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/but-...

Today in the Freethinker, Noel Yaxley takes a look at moral panics amid the recent(ish) enactment of the Online Safety Act, which ‘serves as a Trojan horse: a censor’s charter under the guise of moral righteousness.’ freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/but-...

Today in the Freethinker, Noel Yaxley takes a look at moral panics amid the recent(ish) enactment of the Online Safety Act, which ‘serves as a Trojan horse: a censor’s charter under the guise of moral righteousness.’ freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/but-...

'Infinite growth on a finite planet was never going to make sense, but we can still grow and spread around,' argues Giuseppe Novelli in a meditation on the state of the Earth. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/i-ca...

Today in the Freethinker, a spooky Halloween story from @nathgalexander.bsky.social! freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/the-...

A Victorian horror story from me, in honour of Halloween 👻 Check it out!! @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/the-...

Today in the Freethinker, a spooky Halloween story from @nathgalexander.bsky.social! freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/the-...

'Infinite growth on a finite planet was never going to make sense, but we can still grow and spread around,' argues Giuseppe Novelli in a meditation on the state of the Earth. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/i-ca...

'If freethinkers are to live up to the name, they must surely seek out views that challenge their assumptions and disturb the consensus they have created for themselves,' says @Patricksmcg. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/trai...

Just a quick heads-up that the next Freethought History Webinar has had to be rescheduled to 16 December. Do sign up! freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/free...

Today in the Freethinker, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social interviews the author Gavin Evans about his new book dealing with the origins and the uses and misuses of the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic holy texts. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/gods...

Just a quick heads-up that the next Freethought History Webinar has had to be rescheduled to 16 December. Do sign up! freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/free...

Today in the Freethinker, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social interviews the author Gavin Evans about his new book dealing with the origins and the uses and misuses of the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic holy texts. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/gods...

Christianity has lately not been doing a proper job for democracy in the United States, argues Jonathan Rauch. Actually, it should not have any job at all in it, says Nicholas E. Meyer in his review of @jonrauch.bsky.social's recent book. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/us-f...

Check out the recording of our latest Freethought History Webinar, ft. S. T. Joshi on the downfall of God. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zh3...

Check out the recording of our latest Freethought History Webinar, ft. S. T. Joshi on the downfall of God. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zh3...

Happening in an hour!! ​https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WL5UFfiZT_Kf_YRqj5gomw

Happening tonight - still plenty of time to sign up! freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...

A victory for free speech! Read Stephen Evans's piece on the success of Hamit Coskun's appeal. @stephenmevans.bsky.social @natsecsoc.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/a-vi...

Our CEO explains why the judgement in the Coskun case reasserts essential tenets of free expression👇 www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2025...

Two days until our next Freethought History Webinar, #5: A Brief History of the Downfall of God. With S. T. Joshi. Still time to sign up! freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...

Two days until our next Freethought History Webinar, #5: A Brief History of the Downfall of God. With S. T. Joshi. Still time to sign up! freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...

In honour of Betty Lachgar #FreeBetty, @maryamnamazie.bsky.social published the speech on abortion and women's rights she gave in Betty's place last month. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/abor...

My latest piece in @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social on Abortion & Bodily Autonomy: Restriction, Repression, and Feminist Fightback. Abortion restrictions serve clear political, economic & ideological aims. Criminalisation disciplines women freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/abor... My speech for #FreeBetty

🗞️Hamit Coskun is due today to appeal his conviction for burning a Quran. His conviction repurposes public order laws to punish offensive expression – risking transforming them into a form of modern blasphemy law. Read the full story👇 www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/10...

As Hamit Coskun - the man convicted for burning a Quran - begins his appeal today, look back on our coverage of the case, including an interview with the man himself. @natsecsoc.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/06/conv...

In the first of a new four-part series inspired by the author's travels through Europe, Patrick Seamus McGhee reflects on the relationship between history and freethought. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/trai...

In the first of a new four-part series inspired by the author's travels through Europe, Patrick Seamus McGhee reflects on the relationship between history and freethought. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/trai...

Did Christianity make the Western mind? @adammwakeling.bsky.social ponders this perennial question in light of Tom Holland's recent Triggernometry appearance. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/digg...

Did Christianity make the Western mind? @adammwakeling.bsky.social ponders this perennial question in light of Tom Holland's recent Triggernometry appearance. freethinker.co.uk/2025/10/digg...

It's #BlasphemyDay and the 20th anniversary of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. Editor @DJtotheS interviews Jacob Mchangama about Jyllands-Posten, Islam, and free speech. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/isla...

On The @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social podcast, I chat with @danieljamessharp.bsky.social about Islam, blasphemy, and free speech—20 years on from Jyllands-Posten. youtu.be/B2Z0oww_SQc?...

It's #BlasphemyDay and the 20th anniversary of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. Editor @DJtotheS interviews Jacob Mchangama about Jyllands-Posten, Islam, and free speech. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/isla...

@stephenmevans.bsky.social of @natsecsoc.bsky.social writes about the rise of Christian nationalism in the UK, seen most notably at the Unite the Kingdom protest. 'Western liberal democracy wasn’t built on scripture, but on the willingness to break free from it.' freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/chri...

Our new image of the week, marking the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy and celebrating Blasphemy Day. With a reminder of Betty Lachgar's plight - and how to support her. #FreeBetty freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/imag...

Does the Myanmar military junta's scheduling of an election for December herald a return to democracy? Hein Htet Kyaw thinks not in his discussion of the struggle for Myanmar freedom and analysis of the country's international position. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

Today in the Freethinker, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social interviews @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social about his new book, 'Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere'. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/lost...

Our new image of the week, marking the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy and celebrating Blasphemy Day. With a reminder of Betty Lachgar's plight - and how to support her. #FreeBetty freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/imag...

Today in the Freethinker, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social interviews @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social about his new book, 'Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere'. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/lost...

Does the Myanmar military junta's scheduling of an election for December herald a return to democracy? Hein Htet Kyaw thinks not in his discussion of the struggle for Myanmar freedom and analysis of the country's international position. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

'In the lecture theatre, where real knowledge is imparted, the seating rakes upwards from the presenter’s podium, whereas in the church, where dogma is enforced, the priest stands above the auditors,' says James Merryweather today in the Freethinker. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

@stephenmevans.bsky.social of @natsecsoc.bsky.social writes about the rise of Christian nationalism in the UK, seen most notably at the Unite the Kingdom protest. 'Western liberal democracy wasn’t built on scripture, but on the willingness to break free from it.' freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/chri...

The Nonreligion in a Complex Future Project is looking for people to complete a survey that explores perspectives and experiences on death and dying. If you have experienced a loss in the past 12 months, please consider participating. utampa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Announcing a new upcoming Freethought History Webinar. Join Bob Forder on 4 Nov to hear about the life and relevance of Charles Bradlaugh, founder of the National Secular Society and heroic champion of free thought. @natsecsoc.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/free...

Today is the third anniversary of Mahsa Amini's murder by the Islamic regime of Iran. Read @maryamnamazie.bsky.social's reflections on this, and the age of women's revolutions. @filiacharity.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/for-...