Bob Forder
@bobforder.bsky.social
Small-time bookdealer and compulsive book collector with a particular interest in radical history and freethought. Freethinker magazine contributor and National Secular Society (NSS) Council member.
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Reminder to sign up for this! Looking forward to hosting Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells.
Reminder: our first Freethought History Webinar is happening soon, featuring Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells's continuing relevance in the 21st century. Register for free to ensure your spot!
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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...
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February 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Reminder to sign up for this! Looking forward to hosting Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells.
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Reminder: our Freethought History Webinar series starts next month. We're kicking off on 19 Feb with Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells's enduring relevance. More information, including how to sign up:
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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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January 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Reminder: our Freethought History Webinar series starts next month. We're kicking off on 19 Feb with Bill Cooke on H.G. Wells's enduring relevance. More information, including how to sign up:
freethinker.co.uk/2025/01/anno...
freethinker.co.uk/2025/01/anno...
Holyoake's was certainly NOT the last trial for blasphemy in the UK. The last was Whitehouse v Lemon (Gay News) in 1977 and several after the Holyoake trial (including Foote and the Freethinker) and before 1977.
'Great change can only be effected by unity.'
George Holyoake – 'the liberated blasphemer' – was an influential writer, editor, and coiner of the word ‘secularism’. He was also the last man to be tried by jury for blasphemy in England. He died #onthisday 1906.
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George Holyoake – 'the liberated blasphemer' – was an influential writer, editor, and coiner of the word ‘secularism’. He was also the last man to be tried by jury for blasphemy in England. He died #onthisday 1906.
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Humanist Heritage: George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906)
Free thought means fearless thought. It is not deterred by legal penalties, nor by spiritual consequences. Dissent from the Bible […]
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January 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Holyoake's was certainly NOT the last trial for blasphemy in the UK. The last was Whitehouse v Lemon (Gay News) in 1977 and several after the Holyoake trial (including Foote and the Freethinker) and before 1977.
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Announcing the Freethought History Webinars series! A new series of free online seminars for all those interested in freethought history and its enduring relevance. The webinars will feature expert guest speakers and you’ll have a chance to ask them your questions.
January 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Announcing the Freethought History Webinars series! A new series of free online seminars for all those interested in freethought history and its enduring relevance. The webinars will feature expert guest speakers and you’ll have a chance to ask them your questions.
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Charlie Hebdo's defiance serves as a powerful testament to the enduring spirit of free expression, and as an example to us all. Vive Charlie.
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10 years after attack, Charlie Hebdo is uncowed and still provoking
French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo is set to publish a special God-mocking edition next week to mark 10 years since an attack on its offices by jihadist gunmen that left eight staff members dead...
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January 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Charlie Hebdo's defiance serves as a powerful testament to the enduring spirit of free expression, and as an example to us all. Vive Charlie.
uk.news.yahoo.com/10-years-att...
uk.news.yahoo.com/10-years-att...
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Today in the Freethinker, continuing our coverage of Ex-Muslim Awareness Month, Khadija Khan writes about apostophobia, blasphemy, and the need to support ex-Muslims.
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Time to step up and support #ExMuslimAwarenessMonth - The Freethinker
December is Ex-Muslim Awareness Month so this week, while much of the world's focus has been on Christmas and elsewhere, the Freethinker is publishing articles highlighting the underknown plight of ex...
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December 27, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Today in the Freethinker, continuing our coverage of Ex-Muslim Awareness Month, Khadija Khan writes about apostophobia, blasphemy, and the need to support ex-Muslims.
freethinker.co.uk/2024/12/time...
freethinker.co.uk/2024/12/time...
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Our chief exec is quoted in today’s Times on growing efforts to impose blasphemy codes around Islam. We're urging the Government to do more to uphold the fundamental right to free expression and be clear that no one can demand respect for their religion. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Blasphemy work on hold despite rise in extremism reports
Campaigners warn that Islamophobia is being ‘deployed as a strategic manoeuvre’ to reintroduce prohibitions that were abolished more than a decade ago
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December 24, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Our chief exec is quoted in today’s Times on growing efforts to impose blasphemy codes around Islam. We're urging the Government to do more to uphold the fundamental right to free expression and be clear that no one can demand respect for their religion. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Another cracking article from the vibrant Freethinker. 'Gradually, then suddenly....'
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‘Gradually and then suddenly’: the Church of England’s slide into moral bankruptcy and the need for disestablishment - The Freethinker
A character in a Hemingway novel was asked how he went bankrupt and famously answered: ‘Two ways. Gradually…
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December 20, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Another cracking article from the vibrant Freethinker. 'Gradually, then suddenly....'
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How does a small gavel on display in the offices of Britain's Nation Secular Society commemorate past struggles for free thought and free speech? Robert Forder explores.
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Radical Object: Richard Carlile's Little Hammer
How does a small gavel on display in the offices of Britain's National Secular Society commemorate past struggles for free thought and free speech? Robert Forder explores.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
December 10, 2024 at 3:13 PM
How does a small gavel on display in the offices of Britain's Nation Secular Society commemorate past struggles for free thought and free speech? Robert Forder explores.
www.historyworkshop....
www.historyworkshop....