Philip Pullman, Monica Ali, Philip Hensher and Salman Rushdie comment on proposed legislation to curb incitement to religious hatred.
In today’s United States, for example, it’s possible for almost anyone - women, gays, African-Americans, Jews - to run for, and be elected to, high office. But a professed atheist wouldn’t stand a popcorn’s chance in hell. According to Jacques Delors, ex-president of the European Commission, “The clash between those who believe and those who don’t believe will be a dominant aspect of relations between the US and Europe in the coming years.” [Guardian]
