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Daniel James Sharp
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Scottish. Writer. Editor of the Freethinker: @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social.

National Secular Society Council Member.

Pieces in Areo Magazine, Spectator Australia, Merion West, and more. Substacker. Views mine.

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Some reflections on the year gone by...

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2025: a bit of an annus horribilis
2026: who knows?
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February 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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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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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.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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And a reminder that you can sign up for our free newsletter and receive regular updates on the Freethinker’s articles, interviews, webinars, and more.

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December 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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In the spirit of Saturnalia, please donate to us. Any and all contributions are mightily appreciated. We are a small independent magazine which depends on historic funds and the generosity of readers to keep going.

Call this an anti-Christmas appeal!

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Support the Freethinker: donate - The Freethinker
Our articles are free to read, but not to publish. We rely on our supporters to keep the…
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December 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Happy Christmas/Saturnalia/solstice/just another day to readers of the Freethinker!

Check out our bumper newsletter with an editorial Christmas message!

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December 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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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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Michael Anton: An American fanatic
Trump’s hacks make their hatred for us clear
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December 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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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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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…
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October 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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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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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,…
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September 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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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 Triumph of Eros Over Thanatos: The Imperishable Beauty of “Holding the Man”
“In short, I am in love with the story of Tim and John. It has enchanted and devastated me for years now, which is why I will use their first names.“
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September 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Hosting this tonight - come along!
September 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Looking forward to hosting this tomorrow! Register now!
July 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social's talk to the Leicester Secular Society on the New Theism - video now available.

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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.
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May 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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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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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.
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June 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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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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May 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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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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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...
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May 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Looking forward to this!
May 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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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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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...
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May 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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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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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,…
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May 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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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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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…
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May 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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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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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…
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May 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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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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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…
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April 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Some thoughts from editor @danieljamessharp.bsky.social on Pope Francis's death.

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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.…
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April 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Happening tonight! Still time to sign up!
February 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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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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February 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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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!
February 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM