Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Yesterday, I blogged about how Meriam Ibrahim sits on death row in Sudan for the “crime” of getting married to a non-Muslim, and now we have an update. Today Amnesty International UK has an action campaign rolling … Yes, you can now take some action here that can potentially make a real difference. Take Action – Go here, then click Take … Read more
A petition asking the UN High Commissioner to abolish Blasphemy Laws has been launched, the details are … We the signers humbly ask you to consider both a human rights petition and concern shared by a growing number of people persecuted for non-belief in religious dogma, including millions of atheists and agnostics around the world. … Read more
Rashid Rehman, was a truly decent honourable human being who did some outstanding work. “He was a dedicated activist from the very beginning. All his life he was helping the downtrodden. He was fearless and never gave any time to the threats. He said he would live for the struggle and die for the struggle.” … Read more
This one simply blew me away, the rhetoric is simply jaw dropping stuff … Sorry about that, I should perhaps have warned you to put your coffee down before you clicked play. Yes, it is a rather weird thing to say, and is perhaps her rather failed attempt at humour, and also not unique in any … Read more
Today marks the date on which Pakistan made it illegal to hold the wrong Islamic belief. Thirty years ago today, on 26th April 1984, Pakistan amended its penal code to target Ahmadiyya Muslims and made it a criminal offence, punishable by three years imprisonment, for an Ahmadi to call himself a Muslim. Today’s Times has … Read more
Mr Streeter, a former government minister and current MP, made some rather strange the remarks on Radio 4’s Today programme, he basically asserted that only religious people can be moral. The dialog proceeded as follows … Mr Streeter said the Prime Minister is “reflecting a new-found confidence in the Church in Britain, and a new-found … Read more