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Sex appeal
America's religious Right has discovered sex as a recruitment strategy, writes Dagmar Herzog. At the same time, the language of repression has returned via the secular notion of self-esteem -- to the detriment of women in particular. [more]
Torch bearers
George Orwell called sport "war without the shooting". Yet sport's democratic aspect inevitably means politics is involved, argues Paul Sims. Indeed, sport has become so big, so popular, that it has taken on the characteristics of a modern secular religion. [more]
Mistaken identity
Multiculturalist advocacy of collective rights opens the door for religious law to take precedence over civil law, argues Kenan Malik. Partly responsible is the idea that people are bearers of a particular culture as opposed to social and transformative beings. [more]
Western front
The Council of Europe recently issued a resolution warning against the rise of creationism, based on a report that documented not only the existence of a strong Christian creationist lobby in Europe, but also the rise of Muslim creationism. Peter C. Kjærgaard reports. [more]
Rush hour of the gods
Today's generation of middle class Indians are discarding the secular-humanist version of Hinduism that appealed to an earlier generation and opting for a more overt religiosity. Meera Nanda asks what lies behind the Hinduization of the Indian public sphere. [more]
Acting up
When "stand-up philosopher" Slavoj Zizek calls for "repeating Lenin" or praises Robespierre's defence of terror, some observers might be tempted to ask whether his entire intellectual oeuvre is not just some kind of act. No, says John Clark. "It's not just a pose; it's a position." [Slovenian version added] [more]
Watching David Attenborough
David Attenborough's wildlife documentaries have attracted massive audiences around the world, but have sometimes failed to endear themselves to academics. Laurie Taylor turns the microscope on to the man who's brought us life on earth, under the oceans, and in the undergrowth. [more]
Holy Communion
It's not been a good year for God. Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens have been riding high in the international bestseller lists. The new wave atheism is aggressively antagonistic to religion. But, argues Richard Norman, it's more fruitful to find common ground. [more]