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'The New Theism': Talk given to Leicester Secular Society, 18 May 2025 - The Freethinker With thanks to the Leicester Secular Society for having me. See here for more on the New Theism.

Editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social's talk to the Leicester Secular Society on the New Theism - video now available.

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Convicted for blasphemy in modern Britain: an interview with Hamit Coskun - The Freethinker An interview with the man recently convicted for burning a Quran in public.

Today in the Freethinker, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social interviews Hamit Coskun, the man recently convicted, essentially, of blasphemy for burning a Quran in public.

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Freethought History Webinar #3: A Paine Party? Thomas Paine's Relevance in America's Gilded Age—and Today. With Dermot Trainor (27 May) - The Freethinker An invitation to the third in our Freethought History Webinar series.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Freethought History Webinar #3: A Paine Party? Thomas Paine's Relevance in America's Gilded Age—and Today. With Dermot Trainor.. After registering, you will... Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Freethought History Webinar #3: A Paine Party? Thomas Paine's Relevance in America's Gilded Age—and Today. With Dermot Trainor.. After registering, you will...

Reminder: Freethought History Webinar #3, ft. Dermot Trainor on Thomas Paine's Gilded Age legacy, is happening 27 May via Zoom. Register free today to ensure your place.

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Sunday 18th May 6.30pm The New Theism (A Zoom Talk) by Daniel Sharp This talk looks at the rise of a new counter- Enlightenment that defends religion and Christianity i...

Reminder: Freethinker editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social speaking to the Leicester Secular Society on the 'New Theism' this Sunday, 6.30pm via Zoom.

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Image of the week: A papal plague - The Freethinker As the conclave to elect a new pope gets underway, I thought it appropriate to share a good,…

To celebrate the beginning of the conclave to (s)elect a new pope, a vintage image of the week: 'The Papal Plague' by Watson Heston. (Plus: some more papal reflections from editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social.)

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The 'New Theism' and the resurgent threat of Christianity (London Metropolitan University guest lecture) - The Freethinker This lecture was recorded in April 2025 for London Metropolitan University’s SS7058 Radicalisation and Counter-radicalisation Strategies course. It…

Freethinker editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social's recorded lecture on the 'New Theism' and the resurgent threat of Christianity, for a London Metropolitan University course on radicalisation and counter-radicalisation.

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Verses of Life: A Review of ‘Woman Life Freedom: Poems for the Iranian Revolution’, edited by Bänoo Zan and Cy Strom - The Freethinker Are poets really ‘the unacknowledged legislators of the world’, as Percy Bysshe Shelley put it in 1821? This…

Today in the Freethinker, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social reviews a recent collection of poems about the Iranian Woman Life Freedom movement.

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Can there be peace in the culture wars? Interview with A.C. Grayling - The Freethinker On 15 April 2025, I spoke with the philosopher A.C. Grayling about his new book Discriminations: Making Peace…

Today in the Freethinker, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social interviews @acgrayling.bsky.social about his latest book, which is on the culture wars.

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Some Brief Reflections on the Death of a Pope - The Freethinker Here we go again. Another round of swooning, gushing, and utterly emetic media coverage for a deceased pontiff.…

Some thoughts from editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social on Pope Francis's death.

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Announcing the Freethought History Webinar Series (#1 on 19 Feb: Bill Cooke on H. G. Wells) - The Freethinker A new webinar series from the Freethinker featuring experts on freethought history and its enduring relevance. First up: Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells.

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Reminder: this is happening tonight, 7 pm UK time. Still plenty of time to sign up for free and join the webinar!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Freethought History Webinar #1: What does H.G. Wells offer today? With Bill Cooke. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th... Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Freethought History Webinar #1: What does H.G. Wells offer today? With Bill Cooke. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th...

Happening tomorrow: the first Freethought History Webinar ft. Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells's enduring relevance. Sign up for free now!

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The Freethinker: Some History and Themes (With a Dundonian Addendum) - The Freethinker Editor’s Introduction On 10 February 2025, I spoke to the Dundee Humanist Group about some of the history…

A written version of editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social's talk to the Dundee Humanist Group on 10 February.

The Freethinker: Some History and Themes (With a Dundonian Addendum)

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Reminder to sign up for this! Looking forward to hosting Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells.

Announcing the Freethought History Webinar Series (#1 on 19 Feb: Bill Cooke on H. G. Wells) - The Freethinker A new webinar series from the Freethinker featuring experts on freethought history and its enduring relevance. First up: Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Freethought History Webinar #1: What does H.G. Wells offer today? With Bill Cooke. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th... Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Freethought History Webinar #1: What does H.G. Wells offer today? With Bill Cooke. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th...

Reminder: our first Freethought History Webinar is happening soon, featuring Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells's continuing relevance in the 21st century. Register for free to ensure your spot!

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From the archive: 'Secularism contains the real elements of a progressive civilisation', by Charles Watts - The Freethinker An evergreen article from 1894.

A Sunday archive dive today in the Freethinker: editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social delves into the life of Charles Watts (1836-1906) and reproduces a fine article of his from 1894 which contains some interesting and relevant reflections for our own time.

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10 February: editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social giving a free talk to the Dundee Humanist Group. If you're around, feel free to come along!

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I predicted ages ago that the Padre would end up going all the way to Rome. He’s edged closer and closer. Maybe now it’s time? But I doubt he’ll go for Rome proper, what with ‘woke’ Francis. He’ll go for some weird, fanatical sect - maybe he and Mel Gibson will get together?

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Announcing the Freethought History Webinar Series (#1 on 19 Feb: Bill Cooke on H. G. Wells) - The Freethinker A new webinar series from the Freethinker featuring experts on freethought history and its enduring relevance. First up: Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells.

More details on our Freethought History Webinar Series and its first instalment featuring Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells's enduring relevance.

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I’ll be hosting this series, starting with Bill Cooke on HG Wells. Register and come along!

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Freethought History Webinar #1: What does H.G. Wells offer today? With Bill Cooke. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th... Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Freethought History Webinar #1: What does H.G. Wells offer today? With Bill Cooke. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th...

The first webinar is on 19 February, 7pm UK time, and will feature Bill Cooke on what the thought of H.G. Wells can offer us in the 21st century.

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Announcing the Freethought History Webinars series! A new series of free online seminars for all those interested in freethought history and its enduring relevance. The webinars will feature expert guest speakers and you’ll have a chance to ask them your questions.

Storm over a tea-cup? The ‘Mug-Gate’ teacher speaks out - The Freethinker Matt Lovell was suspended and investigated for owning an offensive-to-some mug. This is his story.

In 2022, physics teacher Matt Lovell was investigated and suspended for owning a Jesus and Mo @jandmo.bsky.social mug. Today, exclusively for the Freethinker, he finally tells his story - and reflects on the sad state of free speech concerning Islam today.

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10 years since the Charlie Hebdo attack: a message from the Freethinker - The Freethinker A decade ago, on 7 January 2015, twelve people were slaughtered in Paris. Why? Because they were contributors…

A message from editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social on the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

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Editor’s Choice: Notable Articles in 2024 “Reviving a Merion West tradition, I present here a list, though not a ranking, of some of my favorite articles that Merion West has published this year.” Reviving a Merion West tradition, I present h...

Lovely to see one of my articles featured in Merion West's highlights of 2024, as chosen by @jondavidchurch.bsky.social.

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