Abstract
Above: Patriarch of Moscow leads a call to prayer at the Orthodox Church at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Moscow.
Credit: Denis Sinyakov/Reuters
In this section
Sound and fury Nick Baines 8
Cape God Natasha Joseph 12
Defending the right to be offended Samira Ahmed 19
Pressure points Kaya Genç 25
Telling difficult stories Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti 31
Religion rules Alexander Verkhovsky 36
Turning point Salil Tripathi 41
Stealth creationists Sean Gallagher 44
Religious intolerance in the land of festivals Ronaldo Pelli 48
Laugh out loud Martin Rowson 56
Not waving, not listening Padraig Reidy 62
Online mission Brian Pellot 66
Seizing scriptures Felix Corley 69