Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
I can only perhaps suggest just one simple response to the latest Guardian article, and basically it is – WTF! The article reads … Vatican guide says ‘not necessarily’ bishop’s duty to report suspects to police despite Pope Francis’s vows to redress Catholic church’s legacy of child abuse. The Catholic church is telling newly appointed … Read more
There is a horrendous story blogged in great detail by Libby Anne over on her blog about the covering up of domestic abuse by evangelicals. You might truly wonder how anybody could cover something like that up, but as the story unfolds she carries you along and you do begin to see exactly what does drive … Read more
The Guardian has an article all about Christina Wilkinson, a headteacher of St Andrew’s Church of England school in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, and it principally concerns her response to a tweet by teacher Tom Sherrington about an evolution assembly. She tweeted a reply on the 26th January that … Evolution is not a fact, That’s why it’s called … Read more
Is this really true, has the State of Kentucky rolled over suddenly and now supports the idea giving $18 million to an anti-science religious nut who is building a life-sized replica of Noahs Ark? The previous democratic governor of Kentucky, Steve Besmear, is gone and has now been replaced by a Republican, Matt Bevin, a deeply religious guy, … Read more
The TL:DR; answer is that yes, it is indeed still ongoing and it is still being covered up. The prevailing myth is that it is all in the past and with a new Pope in charge and a new set of rules in place, it is history, a rather dark abhorrent one, but still history. Alas no, … Read more
Somebody posted a claim into a FB group from a highly dubious source, with what appears to be an extremely absurd claim that … REFUGEES SAY GERMANY MUST BAN ALL ALCOHOL OR SEX ATTACKS WILL CONTINUE Sorry about the caps-lock, but that is theirs, not mine. I initially posted a comment pointing out that the … Read more