Tag: Uk

Four-fifths of Scots believe the taxpayer should not be helping to foot the bill for Pope Benedict XVI’s state visit to Britain.

According to a Mori poll commissioned by the British Council, more than half the population believes it’s OK for children to be told about creationism and Intelligent Design in school science lessons along with evolution. The poll shows 54 per cent of Britons would not object to biology teachers discussing ‘alternative perspectives’ on the origin of life alongside explanations of evolution.

British Council poll finds UK adults overtake Americans in wanting science teaching in schools to include intelligent design

When the UK Education Secretary Ed Balls expressed concern about the way independent religious schools were operating in this country he was given a severe drubbing by the religious establishment who said he had “launched an attack” on so-called “faith schools.”

CreationCharles Darwin’s inner turmoil is laid bare in a subtle and persuasive biopic, says Philip French

There are Christian camps, Jewish camps and now there’s a camp for those who question religion. Local atheists and other non-believers are organizing the first camp of its kind for kids in Texas.

Two eccentric British artists talk about why religion needs to be mocked and why identifying the inner freak is a positive experience in this video preview of their latest exhibition.

Sharia courts should not be recognised under Britain’s 1996 Arbitration Act, according to a new report from independent think-tank Civitas.

If recent trends are any guide, many Church of England parishes will have been cheered by higher attendances at Easter services. The last published statistics for 2006/7 show rises of 7 and 5 per cent in church going at Christmas and Easter.

Britain is no longer a Christian nation and the Church of England could die out within a generation, an Anglican bishop has warned.

Sectarian, conservative leadership is driving confused young Muslims into the arms of radicals.