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2025: a bit of an annus horribilis 2026: who knows?

Some reflections on the year gone by...

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Freethought History Webinar #7: The Trouble with Christ Mythicism. With Bill Cooke (27 January 2026). - The Freethinker An invitation to the seventh in our Freethought History Webinar series.

And don't forget - later today, we're hosting a webinar with Bill Cooke discussing the historicity of Jesus and criticising Christ mythicism from a humanist point of view!

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Michael Anton: An American fanatic Trump’s hacks make their hatred for us clear

Sobering piece from @nickcohen.bsky.social.

'America is not our friend or our ally. Indeed, it is going to great lengths to make it clear that it may soon be our enemy. The sooner we cut our ties the better.'

Michael Anton: An American fanatic
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Gods, monsters, and scripture: interview with Gavin Evans - The Freethinker Gavin Evans is a writer and lecturer whose most recent book, Bible Stories: Fact, Fantasy and Fiction in…

Today in the Freethinker, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social interviews the author Gavin Evans about his new book dealing with the origins and the uses and misuses of the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic holy texts.

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Lost in the manosphere: interview with James Bloodworth - The Freethinker James Bloodworth is an author and journalist. In this interview, I speak to him about his latest book,…

Today in the Freethinker, editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social interviews @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social about his new book, 'Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere'.

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The Triumph of Eros Over Thanatos: The Imperishable Beauty of “Holding the Man” Originally published in Merion West, 19 July 2024.

Accessible version of my article via my Substack.

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10 years since Holding the Man was released! First saw it in about 2016/17, and the book, film, and play have been part of my soul ever since. I wrote about it last year for @merionwest - one of my best pieces, I think.

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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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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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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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