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Comedy Review: Richard Herring, Christ On A Bike: The Second Coming

Be-sandalled, be-suited and be-bearded, Richard Herring brings the ‘second coming’ of his favourite solo show, Christ On A Bike, to the Leicester Square Theatre for a seasonal run.

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Atheist Bus Ad Slogan Generator

The atheist bus ad sparked a lot of controversy, but perhaps the most trenchant issue was the wording of its message. For some it was too agnostic to be of any worth, for others, it was simply a glib and meaningless message. The ASA even …

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Extra, Extra

God has arrived on bendy buses. Still on the buses: we’re getting some new ones. From Holland. Via Ireland. We think. In art, Christie’s struggle with Monet and Gauguin… …although Sotheby’s sale ahead with Degas. There was a lucky escape for the College of Arms …

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ASA To Assess Accuracy Of Atheist Adverts

And Lo… actually, scrap that, it’s far too predictable a way to start a report on the latest events surrounding the Atheist Bus. Less predictable however, is the complaint that has recently been lodged with the advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Sure, we …

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Hedging Bets On Pascal’s Wager

Back in August, a project to raise money for a bus advert promoting atheism seemed to fail after a lack of sufficient pledges. However, there’s one thing you can say about atheists – they’ve got the patience of Job. This morning, the British Humanist Society, …

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Leviti-Bus Fails To Catch On

A month-long project to raise funds for an atheist advert to go on the side of a London bus has been derailed: not by an act of God but through a lack of pledges. The gambit began in June when Ariane Sherine, writing for the …

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Extra, Extra: Sing Into The Weekend Edition

What if god was one of us… Grow up. A letter written by Einstein, dismissing the idea of god and the bible as “pretty childish” has sold for $400,000 at a Bloomsbury auction. We are living in a material world… and Posh and Paris are …

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God On The Buses

In the relentless battle against anti-social behaviour and juvenile crime on our public transport we’ve reported on 999 text hotlines and genuine gansters brought in to educate the kids. We’ve had local heroes, PCSOs, poster campaigns and overzealous bus drivers. Now, apparently, we need God. …