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What would Jesus ban?

What would Jesus ban?

What is more offensive, a cartoon Jesus or the Advertising Standards Authority's decision to ban it?

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A mighty wind

A mighty wind

People are making too much of Michele Bachmann's remark about the hurricane.

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“I don’t see  a broken society”

“I don’t see a broken society”

In the aftermath of the riots, Tariq Jahan’s quiet dignity over his son’s death made him a national hero. Here, he speaks movingly about losing a child, and the radical Islamist past he abandoned to become a father.

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The politics of creationism

The politics of creationism

Evolution has become a touchstone issue for Republican presidential hopefuls.

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For God and equality

For God and equality

Is the Equality and Human Rights Commission in total disarray?

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The afterlife of Brian

The afterlife of Brian

Does a 30-year-old blasphemy row still have relevance today?

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British Muslims are an integral part of our communities

British Muslims are an integral part of our communities

Tariq Jahan's response to his son's death shows a dignity and respect that teaches us all an important lesson.

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Extreme injustice — a legal mandate for bigotry

Extreme injustice — a legal mandate for bigotry

Why the religious persecution of minorities in Pakistan is getting worse.

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Faith by numbers: why religion still matters

Faith by numbers: why religion still matters

A global poll emphasises the central and growing importance of religion to world society.

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The week I was fired by the nicest man I know

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s outgoing PR adviser, George Pitcher, on the Telegraph, a throwaway joke and how he lost his job at Lambeth Palace after Rowan Williams’s NS guest edit.

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Sharing a lift with Richard Dawkins

If you’re searching for the big society, here’s where you may find it

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Is playing poker a sin?

The chosen ones — a brief history of Islam

The long war between Sunni and Shia

Editor’s Note — after Rowan Williams

Leader: A global big society

Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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