The Pope and the Prophet
A part of me is bemused and amused by the furore surrounding Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks regarding Islam. After all, I don’t hold a brief […]
The Secular World
Atheism is Not a Religion
The Devil’s Kitchen in fisking a piece by prodicus, sparked an interesting discussion, including that old chestnut trotted out by the religious; that atheism is a […]
The Aftermath of the Stephen Green Case
There was an interesting article in yesterday’s Telegraph, discussing the position of Christians in the light of the recent Stephen Green case that I was […]
“On Bended Knee” – In Your Dreams
I’ve been pondering whether I should comment on the egregious Aki Nawaz’s racist diatribe in the Guardian’s Comment is Free. The Devil’s Kitchen and Chris at […]
Pope Benedict and (Un)Intelligent Design
(Un)Intelligent design has to be one of the daftest ideas to spring from the heads of the creationist lobby. Dafter, even than the silly creation […]
Storms, Teacups, Pots and Kettles
There’s been a positive storm brewing recently in the land of blog regarding Inigo Wilson’s “Lefty Lexicon” over at Conservative Home and plenty have commented. Much has […]
The Silly Season Continues Apace
Prayers and Crime The police in Lincolnshire are hoping to harness the power of prayer in solving crime: Police and Christian groups in Lincolnshire are […]
Faith in God and the Four Leaf Clover
This little story made me smile. Well, it almost made me laugh out loud. CHURCHGOERS in Britain are still highly superstitious and centuries of preaching […]
Those Purity Rings and Religious Discrimination
There’s a row brewing in a UK school over those “purity” rings used by evangelical Christian groups to signify a promise of sexual abstinence until […]
Ann Coulter and the “Witches”
Love is patient, Love is kind, love does not envy, love does not boast, love is not puffed up, love does not behave indecently, love […]