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Make mine an extreme teen Bible
Speciality Bibles for teens, women, couples and grandmas might bring in the cash, but what do they say about Christianity, asks Dale DeBakcsy
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Does the Qur'an support the freedom to believe?
The Qur'an states clearly that there should be no compulsion in religion, which is why as a Muslim I support the Apostasy Project, says Abdul-Azim Ahmed. But, see the comments for an alternative view.
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What now for Turkey?
From Istanbul, Padraic Rohan reports on the continuing unrest and the challenges facing the Prime Minster and the opposition parties
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Iain Duncan Smith wouldn’t last long in the Rationalists’ Parliament
There will be no fiddling with statistics at our new evidence-friendly debating chamber, promises Adam Smith .
Iain Duncan Smith wouldn’t last long in the Rationalists’ Parliament
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World of Blasphemy: Indonesia
Our blasphemy tour around the world looks at Indonesia, a nation under "the One and Only God", where atheists do not officially exist and dancing to pop songs may lead to blasphemy charges.
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Iain Banks 1954-2013
The great writer and friend of humanism Iain Banks has died, and we're feeling very sad. Here's the cover story from the new issue of New Humanist (out next week), which we were hoping he'd get a chance to read before he died – a celebration of his imaginative reach, by the writer and sci-fi fan Francis Spufford