Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
A new survey reveals that religion is being weaponised and fused into Republican politics. This will greatly harm both democracy and also sincere faith. First I’ll cover off some of the deeply shocking insights that the survey reveals, and then I’ll tell you what I’ll be doing to push back against it. The core issue is … Read more
Well yes, the title might come across as a tad click-baitish, but it is literally the official Catholic position to this day. Really? Yes really. If you, as a normal decent empathetic human being became aware that somebody was sexually abusing kids, your immediate response would be to report it to the authorities. You would … Read more
What happens when a Pro-life advocate hits the brick wall of a deeply harsh reality? A mother is pregnant, but now faces the devastating news that not only will the baby not survive, but unless she has an abortion, then it is highly probable that she also will die. It was perhaps inevitable that at … Read more
Astonishing as it might sound, I ended up spending two weeks living in a topless strip bar, not despite Jesus, but because of Jesus. It was entirely his fault, if he had not been involved then this would not have happened to me. For the record, this is a totally true story that I felt … Read more
Today as you wake and look out, you might indeed conclude that the landscape you see is exactly the same as yesterday. It is not. You have woken up in a new world, an alien landscape. This is a place that was once peopled by tens of millions who previously identified with organised religion. Something … Read more
Here is this week’s selection of the fools from the past week. It emanates from a blend of religious Fundamentalism with right-wing politics