Why can’t we all just get along?
I have been away awhile, but I never meant to neglect this blog. It’s interesting to note the latest comments – diammetrically opposed viewpoints that serve to highlight the opinions of the two people mentioned in the post. Yet, the post itself did not express any particular prejudices against one group or the other. However, [...]
Can atheism answer political crises?
It seems as if the war on terrorism is really a repeat of the medieval crusades. There are religious undertones, whether intentional or not. The religious ideologies at war are between the Christians and the Muslims. And, unless or until these religious ideologies are removed, it seems that the two will never agree a truce. [...]
Will Muslims rule the world?
It has come to my attention that a certain video on YouTube has had quite a few hits. The video apparently presents some erroneous data regarding the Muslim immigration and the impact it has and will have on the world. A piece on the BBC website attempts to debunk some of the presented “facts”. I [...]
Come on, baby, light my pyre!
Yet another English law is being challenged, another ruling disputed. Of course I am referring to the case of Davender Ghai, who wants to have a designated place for an open funeral pyre. He believes that this is a requirement for his soul to be released from his body in a sacrament of fire. Mr. [...]
Vatican needs to review abortion stance
It is not often that I say much against the Church, no matter how wrong I feel it may be. But the recent excommunication of members of the Catholic faith in Brazil for allowing a nine-year-old to undergo an abortion really is beyond understanding. The Church has turned a blind eye to an act that [...]
Another religious controversy
The National Secular Society is kicking up another fuss over religion. Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust will be assessing individual’s spiritual and psychological needs when they are admitted in to hospital. The NSS are declaring that this was just ‘chaplains in the hospitals touting for business’. The NSS seem to want to turn this into [...]
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