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As you may or may not be aware, Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort published an edition of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species with a fifty-page creationist introduction, including such gems as
“Adolf Hitler took Darwin’s evolutionary philosophy to its logical conclusions.”
“…Darwin was a racist.”
“Darwin believed that women were not as competent as men, and less [...]
I have recently written two posts on religion; one dealing with Islam, the other with the Roman Catholic flavour of Christianity.
I wonder if there is a contradiction between the positions I advance. In the former case, I argue for an individualistic freedom, saying that people should be able to wear what they want. In the [...]
His holiness the Pope has condemned Britain’s gay rights legislation. In spite of protestations that they hate the sin but love the sinner, the Catholic church would like to continue discriminating against homosexuals.
He criticises “limitations on the freedom of religious communities to act in accordance with their beliefs”. I wonder exactly how widely he would [...]
I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front of late. Work and so on means that I haven’t had enough time to keep up with blogs, let alone write on my own. I have, though, started making some YouTube videos. They’re not going to win any awards, but I enjoy doing them.
You may have [...]
Turns out that Christmas is a religious festival. I know, I’m as shocked as you are. Anyway, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in his Christmas address at Canterbury Cathedral, spoke on the theme of dependence. We are in the habit, he said, of thinking of dependence as a bad thing – alcohol dependence, for instance. In [...]
Come on over and listen to me interviewing the fabulous Ariane Sherine – thankyou, Ariane! The Pod Delusion is a podcast about interesting things. From scepticism to lefty liberal things, it’s commentary from a secular, rationalist, ‘Guardianista’, sort of perspective. A bit like From Our Own Correspondent but with more jokes.
This week:
Ariane Sherine Interview (0:57) [...]
Sedevacantists are a small minority within Catholicism who hold that Vatican II was illegitimate and so current Popes and the current Catholic church are shams.
They base this, as I understand it, on three ideas. Firstly, the changes passed at Vatican II, particularly the removal of the doctrine of Extra ecclesiam nulla salus (nothing saved [...]
Following on from the Atheist Bus Campaign – “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life” – there’s a new billboard campaign with a slightly more political edge. The first one I’ve seen is on the huge advertising hoarding at the Old Street roundabout in London EC1.
The text reads “please don’t label [...]
On November 5th, 2009, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan entered the Soldier Readiness Centre at Fort Hood, TX, and opened fire with two pistols, killing thirteen and injuring another thirty.
It appears that Hasan may have been motivated by his religious beliefs as he reportedly proclaimed ‘Allahu Akbar’ before opening fire. He may also have been suffering [...]
