No exemption from gay rights law • BBC News • 29th Jan 2007

Downing Street has said there will be no exemption from anti-discrimination laws for Catholic adoption agencies.

Benny Hinn examined • CBC • 29th Jan 2007

A CBC documentary on the faith healer Benny Hinn.

Did humans wipe out Australia's big beasts? • Rachel Nowak, New Scientist • 29th Jan 2007

To animals unfortunate enough to fall in, it was a death trap. To palaeontologists, it was a sensational discovery. Now the first detailed analysis of a spectacular cache of fossilised prehistoric "marsupial lions", giant wombats and kangaroos, owls and parrots discovered in a cave in Australia suggests that humans killed off the continent's megafauna.

He Calls Himself God • Arian Campo-Flores, Newsweek (MSNBC) • 29th Jan 2007

A Puerto Rican minister says Christ 'integrated' with him. Others call him a cult leader and a charlatan.

Blasphemy Challenge on FOX • Brian Flemming • 28th Jan 2007

Fox's John Kasich interviews atheist Brian Flemming about the Blasphemy Challenge. Good Job Brian.

Young, British Muslims 'getting more radical' • Graeme Wilson, Telegraph • 28th Jan 2007

A bleak picture of a generation of young British Muslims radicalised by anti-Western views and misplaced multicultural policies is shown in a survey published today.

Church of England still valid as state religion? • Paul Majendie, Scotsman.com • 28th Jan 2007

The row over gay adoption has thrown into sharp focus the Church of England's unique role as the country's state religion as Britain grapples with the pressures of a multi-cultural society.

CNN Sylvia Browne Fraud • CNN • 28th Jan 2007

See James Randi debunking Sylvia Browne on TV.

Grief Without God • Carol A. Fiore • 27th Jan 2007

I'm an atheist. I'll just say that up front, so there's no confusion. I suffered a horrible tragedy, and continue to endure lasting effects.

Are politics in your DNA? • Stephen Pincock • 27th Jan 2007

Twenty-one years ago, a young Australian geneticist named Nick Martin published a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (83:4364-8, 1986) that described a curious sideline to his regular work on the epidemiology of disease in twins.

Durham Council Votes To Continue Saying Lord's Prayer • CityNews.ca • 26th Jan 2007

Earlier this week the Durham Regional Council decided to stop reciting the Lord's Prayer before each meeting. The move sparked debate between those who see the recitation as a Canadian tradition and those who believe it alienates people of other faiths.

She told them the boy was dead • Christina Boyle • 26th Jan 2007

Montel Williams' psychic pal Sylvia Browne told the family of missing Shawn Hornbeck he was dead shortly after the Missouri boy vanished - and later allegedly offered to help locate his body for $700 per half hour.

Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens debate blasphemy • Guardian Unlimited • 26th Jan 2007

One of the most talked-about events at last year's Guardian Hay Festival was the Blasphemy Debate, chaired by Joan Bakewell and inspired by the Incitement to Religious Hatred Bill, which had been announced in the Queen's Speech the previous month.

Arguing for Atheism • Michael Shermer, Science Magazine • 25th Jan 2007

There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs.

A Culture of Faith, Devoted Yet Complex • Alessandra Stanley • 25th Jan 2007

There is a God, and he punishes those who overreach on television.

Randi and 800 Other Amazing Skeptics • John Rennie, Scientific American • 25th Jan 2007

Some people go to Las Vegas for the casinos and the showgirls. I went for a little bald man with a white beard that would have done Charles Darwin proud.

The Bright Revolution • Will Moredock, Charleston City Paper • 24th Jan 2007

Atheists are people, too. Many people have their little rituals to start the new year. Televangelist Pat Robertson is no exception. Each January, he goes off on a little "prayer retreat," in which he talks to God and God talks to him. He returns from his Mount Sinai experience to share with his television audience the prophecies the Almighty has imparted to him.

Former exec in Irvine says he was fired over religion • Christopher Goffard, LATimes.com • 24th Jan 2007

Discrimination suit alleges car wax manufacturer had expected him to be 'on fire for Jesus.'

Send The God Delusion to your MP • J Christie, PledgeBank.com • 23rd Jan 2007

"I will Arrange my MP to receive a copy of Richrd Dawkins' book "The God Delusion" but only if 645 other people (one per UK constituency) will do the same for other MPs."

— J Christie

Sleep and memory: Memory consolidation...while you are sleeping • Claudia Wiedemann • 23rd Jan 2007

During the first phase of sleep our brain is occupied with our last awake experiences.

Activation Of Brain Region Predicts Altruism • Science Daily • 23rd Jan 2007

Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered that activation of a particular brain region predicts whether people tend to be selfish or altruistic.

Do You Believe in Magic? • Benedict Carey, NYTimes.com • 23rd Jan 2007

A graduate school application can go sour in as many ways as a blind date. The personal essay might seem too eager, the references too casual. The admissions officer on duty might be nursing a grudge. Or a hangover.

Intelligent design to feature in school RE lessons • Alexandra Smith, Guardian • 23rd Jan 2007

Teenagers will be asked to debate intelligent design (ID) in their religious education classes and read texts by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins under new government guidelines.

Britons unconvinced on evolution • BBC News • 22nd Jan 2007

Just under half of Britons accept the theory of evolution as the best description for the development of life, according to an opinion poll.

12 Year Old Girl Prodigy Paints Pictures of God • CNN.com • 22nd Jan 2007

BOISE - People across the world are willing to pay millions of dollars for the profound paintings of a 12-year-old Idaho girl.

Guest Host Bill Moyers with philosopher Daniel Dennett • Bill Moyers, Charlie Rose • 22nd Jan 2007

Guest host Bill Moyers talks to philosopher Daniel C. Dennett.

Unscientific American: US Almost Last in Understanding Evolution • R.J. Eskow, The Huffington Post • 22nd Jan 2007

Americans rank next-to-last on a survey of 34 nations' acceptance of evolution as a scientific fact.

The Mystery of Consciousness • Steven Pinker • 21st Jan 2007

The young women had survived the car crash, after a fashion. In the five months since parts of her brain had been crushed, she could open her eyes but didn't respond to sights, sounds or jabs.

Some stars and planets in scale • Cycomedia.net • 21st Jan 2007

A great CG animation of the relative sizes of some stars and planets.

For the Bible told them so • Jessica Ravitz, SLT • 21st Jan 2007

Documentary shows how the Bible's verses have been used to justify discrimination - and how modern conservatives use the Good Book to lambaste gays

Skyway to Heaven • Snopes.com • 21st Jan 2007

Claim: Airlines will not pair Christian pilots and co-pilots out of fear that the Rapture will snatch away both crewmembers capable of landing the flight.

Status: False.

Zeus devotees worship in Athens • Malcolm Brabant, BBC • 21st Jan 2007

Worshippers who believe in the 12 gods of ancient Greece have held a ceremony at the Temple of Zeus in Athens.

God, Inc • francisstokesdotcom • 21st Jan 2007

A comedy about life in the corporate offices of God. What if all the problems on earth were not caused by a spiteful deity, or karma, or fate, but just office politics and the Peter Principle?

Ruth Kelly, her hard-line church and a devout PM wrestling with his conscience • The Independent • 21st Jan 2007

Catholic-run adoption agencies should retain the right to ban gay couples, say Tony Blair and Ruth Kelly. Most other cabinet members are horrified at the thought - and the scene is set for a political holy war. Francis Elliott reports

Noam Chomsky Interview on Faith • 360 Vision • 20th Jan 2007

An interesting interview with an (attempted) focus on religion but is quite varied.

Neither intellect nor faith will save humanity • Muriel Gray • 20th Jan 2007

Muriel Gray rejoices in the existence of two great men called Richard

Sex and the Single-Minded • Stacy Schiff • 20th Jan 2007

How to get a job in Washington, that balmy, bipartisan town: Direct an organization that opposes contraception on the grounds that it is "demeaning to women."

God's Hostages • Sam Harris, On Faith • 19th Jan 2007

Kajal Khidr was accused of adultery by her husband's family and held hostage by six family members in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Mr. Deity • Brian Keith Dalton, MrDeity.com • 19th Jan 2007

Mr. Deity and his adventures.

Atheist Richard Dawkins on 'The God Delusion' • Terrence McNally, AlterNet, Richard Dawkins • 19th Jan 2007

In the last few years, Americans have seen the harm that results when political decisions are made in the name of religion. Now, the non-believers are fighting back.

A Middle Ground for Stem Cells • Yuval Levin • 19th Jan 2007

With each new round of argument, the ethical questions at the heart of the embryonic stem cell debate get buried under more layers of hype and confusion.

Dispatches: Undercover Mosque • Channel 4 • 19th Jan 2007

Chilling undercover investigation into the influence of Saudi Arabian religious extremism throughout the UK.

Radical cleric sparks fury in Australia • Meraiah Foley • 18th Jan 2007

A radical Australian cleric drew widespread condemnation Thursday over a series of videos in which he encourages children to become martyrs for Islam and ridicules Jews as pigs.

Deliver us from the god delusion that imperils our humanity • David Williamson, The Australian • 18th Jan 2007

BACK in the 1970s the Australian band Skyhooks, one of the most inventive and intelligent pop groups we've had, wrote a song called Horror Movie that suggested you don't have to go to the cinema for your horror. It was "right there on your TV".

'God Is Not a Moderate' • Sam Harris and Andrew Sullivan, Beliefnet.com • 17th Jan 2007

Most Americans oppose violence spurred by religious fundamentalism, but few agree on how to address it.

Evangelical Scientists Refute Gravity With New 'Intelligent Falling' Theory • The Onion • 17th Jan 2007

KANSAS CITY, KS—As the debate over the teaching of evolution in public schools continues, a new controversy over the science curriculum arose Monday in this embattled Midwestern state.

BeliefWatch: Ivy League • Lisa Miller, Newsweek • 17th Jan 2007

Jan. 22, 2007 issue - In your prayers tonight, you might want to thank God that no one has put you in charge of the Task Force on General Education at Harvard.

Can Jews and Evangelicals Get Along? • Zev Chafets, Time • 17th Jan 2007

In early November 2005, the Prime Minister of Iran stated his intention to wipe Israel off the map. At almost exactly the same time, leaders of the American Jewish community declared war on the Christian Right.

Discussion of The God Delusion • ABC Online Book Club • 17th Jan 2007

ABC Television's (Australia) Online Book Club discusses The God Delusion.