Happy Christmas/Saturnalia/solstice/just another day to readers of the Freethinker! Check out our bumper newsletter with an editorial Christmas message! x.com/freethinkerm...

A Freethinker Christmas poem, by John A Baron. freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/merr...

Concluding his Trains of (Free)Thought series, Patrick Seamus McGhee reflects on Luther, the Reformation, Charlie Kirk, and the enduring value of free speech. freethinker.co.uk/tag/trains-o...

A Freethinker Christmas poem, by John A Baron. freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/merr...

A new image of the week, again from the archives of the mighty Jesus and Mo: the duo discuss the WAR ON CHRISTMAS. @jandmo.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/imag...

In case you missed it, the recording of yesterday's webinar, featuring Bob Forder discussing the life and enduring relevance of National Secular Society founder Charles Bradlaugh, is now available. @natsecsoc.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=krW6...

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In case you missed it, the recording of yesterday's webinar, featuring Bob Forder discussing the life and enduring relevance of National Secular Society founder Charles Bradlaugh, is now available. @natsecsoc.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=krW6...

A new image of the week, again from the archives of the mighty Jesus and Mo: the duo discuss the WAR ON CHRISTMAS. @jandmo.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/imag...

Concluding his Trains of (Free)Thought series, Patrick Seamus McGhee reflects on Luther, the Reformation, Charlie Kirk, and the enduring value of free speech. freethinker.co.uk/tag/trains-o...

Today in the Freethinker, Akash Srinivas interviews Israeli historian Shlomo Sand about Israel-Palestine, Zionism, Judaism, and more. freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/the-...

Happening in just over an hour - Bob Forder's webinar on @NatSecSoc founder Charles Bradlaugh. Still time to sign up! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A recent article from our President John Richards in the @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social: "‘Fromism’ and Morality: a Thought for Today" freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/from...

On the 14th anniversary of the death of Christopher Hitchens, Zwan Mahmod examines what Hitchens might have thought of developments from Trump to Gaza - and how he might have altered his views of America. freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/what...

It's that time of year again. The Freethinker presents the Christmas story, as told by Don Cameron. freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/the-...

REMINDER: Next Tuesday, Bob Forder will host a free webinar via Zoom to talk about one of Britain's most important radicals, @natsecsoc.bsky.social founder Charles Bradlaugh. Check out this 'trailer' for the webinar! Kindly made by Rod Bradford of Truth Seeker. Reg link below vimeo.com/1143901804

My new piece in @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social On #Israel, #Hamas, and Refusing the Binary Reflections on the 2025 @filiacharity.bsky.social @rahilag.bsky.social & Fringe Event Controversy freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/on-i...

Contra many popular defenders of Christianity, morals do not come 'from' on high, says John Richards @atheismuk.bsky.social. freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/from...

Maryam Namazie reflects on the 2025 FiLiA Conference and Fringe Event Controversy. 'Liberation without women’s liberation is meaningless.' @maryamnamazie.bsky.social @filiacharity.bsky.social @feministdissent.bsky.social @rahilag.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/on-i...

Maryam Namazie reflects on the 2025 FiLiA Conference and Fringe Event Controversy. 'Liberation without women’s liberation is meaningless.' @maryamnamazie.bsky.social @filiacharity.bsky.social @feministdissent.bsky.social @rahilag.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/on-i...

Announcing our next Freethought History Webinar - and our first of 2026! Come listen to Bill Cooke tackle the problem of Christ mythicism and argue that it's a dead-end for nonbelievers. Sure to be controversial! freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/free...

A new image of the week on an ever-relevant issue, from the great Jesus and Mo! @jandmo.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/imag...

A new image of the week on an ever-relevant issue, from the great Jesus and Mo! @jandmo.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/imag...

Announcing our next Freethought History Webinar - and our first of 2026! Come listen to Bill Cooke tackle the problem of Christ mythicism and argue that it's a dead-end for nonbelievers. Sure to be controversial! freethinker.co.uk/2025/12/free...

'Today’s heretic hunters [are characterised by their] preening self-regard and their lust for power,' says @nickcohen.bsky.social, as he discusses Steven Pinker's new book and the sadism of cancel culture. @rachelhewitt.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/the-...

'Today’s heretic hunters [are characterised by their] preening self-regard and their lust for power,' says @nickcohen.bsky.social, as he discusses Steven Pinker's new book and the sadism of cancel culture. @rachelhewitt.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/the-...

In an age eager for global doctrines and digital prophets, the temptation to replace belief with yet another system of worldly belief is strong. But perhaps what we really need is ‘humanecy’—a way to protect meaning from ownership itself, argues Dina-Perla Portnaar freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/why-...

#FreeBetty! Read the Free Betty Coalition's joint letter and find out what YOU can do to aid Betty Lachgar, now imprisoned for over 100 days for the crime of wearing an allegedly blasphemous t-shirt. @maryamnamazie.bsky.social @natsecsoc.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/free...

The Freethinker is proud to have signed this petition. #FreeBetty!

I’ve written for @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social on my report into how some charities exploit religious privilege in charity law to promote sexism, patriarchy and violence against women. freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/the-...

'Misogyny is undeniably present in too many religious charities—and is, in effect, being subsidised by public funds via tax breaks and sometimes Gift Aid,' says Megan Manson of the National Secular Society. @natsecsoc.bsky.social freethinker.co.uk/2025/11/the-...

'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...

'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...