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-...

We live in Age of Hate but humanity’s future is shared. #MahsaJinaAmini murder & #WomanLifeFreedom it sparked summons Age of Humanity via a women’s revolution allowing us to imagine anew what it means to live, to resist, to be free & to be fully human. tinyurl.com/vdmurf5d

Today in the Freethinker, some reflections on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, by @fariborzpooya.bsky.social. The assassination ‘must be understood not only as a personal tragedy but as a mirror held up to the fractured face of our age.’ freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

Today in the Freethinker, some reflections on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, by @fariborzpooya.bsky.social. The assassination ‘must be understood not only as a personal tragedy but as a mirror held up to the fractured face of our age.’ freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

Another winning article by my mate @alansrome.bsky.social !

Do we have free will? Alan Rome reviews two recent books which come to opposite conclusions on the matter. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/do-w...

The recording of our webinar with Paul Fitzgerald on Thomas Paine is now available for viewing! @polypartist.bsky.social polyp.org.uk www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2QB...

Reflections on the artist's life, from Dina-Perla Portnaar. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/writ...

Happening in just a few hours - Thomas Paine, the radical democratic hero cancelled from popular history. With radical cartoonist Paul Fitzgerald, aka Polyp. There's still time to sign up and come along! @polypartist.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...

Reflections on the artist's life, from Dina-Perla Portnaar. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/writ...

Happening tomorrow - still time to sign up!!

'Religious privilege is still an obstacle, in the UK and beyond, to progressive and popular social change,' says Keith Porteous Wood, @natsecsoc.bsky.social President. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/reli...

UPDATE 4 SEPTEMBER 2025: At Betty Lachgar's trial on 3 September, she was sentenced to 30 months in prison. The Freethinker condemns this appalling outcome and reiterates its support for the #FreeBetty campaign. @maryamnamazie.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/free...

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REMINDER - Next week, Sep 9, join the Freethinker and Paul Fitzgerald for the next Freethought History Webinar on Thomas Paine, the cancelled democratic hero! Sign up for free now! @polypartist.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...

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Freedom of expression lives where offence begins: In defence of Ibtissame Betty Lachgar @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social To offend is to question certainty, strip sacred of its privilege & laugh in face of fear & threats. Society that bans offence bans thought itself. tinyurl.com/r3e7wah2 #FreeBetty

Today in the Freethinker, @maryamnamazie.bsky.social reflects on the Betty Lachgar case. @exmuslimsorg.bsky.social @natsecsoc.bsky.social ‘To criminalise dissent is to give ideas rights they cannot have, whilst stripping individuals of rights they must.’ freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/free...

He was of course a huge influence on the radical reformers, even though his republican, anti-religious ideas made Henry Hunt extremely nervous! Peterloo comes up in the talk... Paine's body was exhumed from his New York grave in 1819 and transported to Manchester... in response to Peterloo!

This time last year I co-organised a public history festival on the secular freethought movement at @conwayhall.bsky.social. Great to see that the fascinating panel about the @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social (est. 1881 and still going today) is now online - check it out! m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5KJ...

Today, we mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with an excerpt from the late Jim Herrick’s history of the Freethinker dealing with how the magazine fared during the conflict - including how it survived the bombing of its offices. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/from...

'Value is a conceptualisation by, and of, brains. It doesn’t fall like a golden shower from an invisible emperor above,' says John Richards of @atheismuk.bsky.social today in the Freethinker. freethinker.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

A new image of the week, in solidarity with Betty Lachgar, recently arrested for wearing a t-shirt with a blasphemous message. #FreeBetty @natsecsoc.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/imag...

Last year, at the Freethinker-sponsored Freethought History Festival at @conwayhall.bsky.social, London, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social and others took part in a panel about the Freethinker's past, present, and future. It is now available for viewing. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/the-...

Last year, at the Freethinker-sponsored Freethought History Festival at @conwayhall.bsky.social, London, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social and others took part in a panel about the Freethinker's past, present, and future. It is now available for viewing. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/the-...

A new image of the week, in solidarity with Betty Lachgar, recently arrested for wearing a t-shirt with a blasphemous message. #FreeBetty @natsecsoc.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/imag...

Today in the Freethinker, two excerpts on death and the secular outlook from Nicholas E. Meyer's recently published book 'Beyond the Gods', from Hypatia Press. @davidgmcafee.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/beyo...

Today in the Freethinker, Mathew Giagnorio examines the twilight of the Ottoman Empire - and the genocides that took place during and after it. 'Why did the great powers...fail to bring Turkey to task? Why do they still turn a blind eye to this historical crime?' freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/gett...

Today in the Freethinker, Mathew Giagnorio examines the twilight of the Ottoman Empire - and the genocides that took place during and after it. 'Why did the great powers...fail to bring Turkey to task? Why do they still turn a blind eye to this historical crime?' freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/gett...

Today in the Freethinker, two excerpts on death and the secular outlook from Nicholas E. Meyer's recently published book 'Beyond the Gods', from Hypatia Press. @davidgmcafee.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/beyo...

Meanwhile, don't forget that the next webinar is happening much sooner, on 9 September, ft. Paul Fitzgerald aka Polyp on Thomas Paine's career and cancellations. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...

There's another Freethought History Webinar coming up! This one will feature S. T. Joshi on his book The Downfall of God. It's happening on 14 October, but you can register for free today! freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...

There's another Freethought History Webinar coming up! This one will feature S. T. Joshi on his book The Downfall of God. It's happening on 14 October, but you can register for free today! freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...

Reminder! The next Freethought History Webinar, ft. Paul Fitzgerald aka Polyp on Thomas Paine, is happening on 9 Sep. Sign up now! @polypartist.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...

On Indian Independence Day, Ehtesham Hassan warns India not to take the Pakistani path of religious authoritarianism. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/is-m...

On Indian Independence Day, Ehtesham Hassan warns India not to take the Pakistani path of religious authoritarianism. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/is-m...

Reminder! The next Freethought History Webinar, ft. Paul Fitzgerald aka Polyp on Thomas Paine, is happening on 9 Sep. Sign up now! @polypartist.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...

New image of the week, amid the Online Safety Act and continuing concerns over outlawing 'Islamophobia'. 'Entitlement', by Paul Fitzgerald, aka Polyp. @polypartist.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/imag...

New image of the week, amid the Online Safety Act and continuing concerns over outlawing 'Islamophobia'. 'Entitlement', by Paul Fitzgerald, aka Polyp. @polypartist.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/imag...

Today in the Freethinker, Ahmedur Chowdhury - himself a victim of religious persecution - reflects on the paradoxes of exile. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/the-...

Today in the Freethinker, Ahmedur Chowdhury - himself a victim of religious persecution - reflects on the paradoxes of exile. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/the-...

Reflections on Lebanon, identity, and the complexity of the Middle East, from Nisrine Zaidan. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/we-a...

Reflections on Lebanon, identity, and the complexity of the Middle East, from Nisrine Zaidan. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/we-a...

Does the Kalam cosmological argument for God's existence hold up? No, resoundingly, says Robert Stovold. freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/no-c...

Announcing the next Freethought History Webinar! On 9 September, Paul Fitzgerald, aka Polyp, will talk about Thomas Paine and his erasure from popular historical narratives. Don't miss it - register now! @polypartist.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/08/free...