It’s not too late for religions to shed their homophobic and socially irrelevant image—they just need to take a more positive, metaphorical, and liberal approach

Lauren Wills defends the inviolable right to freedom of speech and how it should be used to criticise intolerant and hateful views

David Brierley has written us a short piece on whether or not the LGBT community can coexist with religion without issue.

Ben Farren and Samuel Gilmore argue each side of the coin in answer to the question: Is religion detrimental to society?

Film Editor Sophie James explores the mixed relationship between the Bible and film

Sophie Lipton on how her religion affects her student lifestyle

Sean Gleeson looks into the questionable affiliations of CEO Richard Hayne

Andrew Williams investigates the World Mission Society Church of God, a mysterious Korean church hoping to convert you on your doorstep

Why would the powers-that-be (no, not the Illuminati) sanction Benedict’s retirement when poor John Paul had to stick-it-out?

Greater Manchester has the highest ratio of hate crimes in England and Wales, according to Home Office data. Just over 17 out of every 1,000 crimes are reported as hate crimes in the city, about six more than the national average. In the data, collected in 2011-12, the force dealt with a total of 3,547 […]

Religious leaders can and should be an asset to our democracy, writes Jak Dyehouse

Greater separation between religion and the state will give people of faith more religious freedom, not less, writes Catriona Watson

Andrew Williams pays tribute to “the greatest polemicist of this or any generation”