Defenders of the faith: why right-wing populists are embracing religion
Populist leaders style themselves as protectors of Christianity while revolting against immigration and “the liberalism of the rich”.
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How fitness became a pseudo-religion
The Flywheel website details its “Fly-osophy”, warning customers to “get ready to build your limitless body – in and out…
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How the Tories could be reluctantly forced into calling an early general election
Returning to the polling booths could deepen the current parliamentary stalemate, rather than ease it.
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What I learned when I spoke to the people who chose to leave Islam
As a Muslim, I believe that we need to face up to the fact faith can become rigid and interfering.
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Melanie Phillips’ terrible column on the “fiction” of Islamophobia, annotated
The Times writer claims “Islamophobia is a fiction to shut down debate.” Is she right? Short answer: nope. Long answer:…
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The British Christians taking tours of Assad’s Syria
It’s not difficult to imagine how these trips to Damascus might do more harm than good to the people they…
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Why atheists are true believers too
How atheisms are imitating the religions they claim to reject.
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Remainers attacking the BBC should be wary of ending up with a British Fox News
The United States is now a democracy in which there are no shared facts and are only disputed opinions.
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