religion

Heaven on Earth: a Journey Through Shari’ah Law by Sadakat Kadri

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Nicholas Lezard, a literary critic, has a review of  “Heaven on Earth: a Journey Through Shari’ah Law” which has been written by Sadakat Kadri. It does appear to be interesting (I’ve not read the book, just the review), so I’ll not comment too deeply upon it until I’ve finished reading it myself (then again criticism … Read more

Islam and Non-belief in Egypt

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There is an interesting article today in Albawaba (a Jordanian based news and media site that publishes in both english and Arabic). In it a Egyptian parent laments about the effect that the rise of fanatical Islam is having upon the younger generation … apparently they are all turning away and rejecting it … “Son, … Read more

Is the catholic Church at war with the UK Government?

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Damian Thompson, Editor of Telegraph Blogs, writes today about the thousand Catholic priests who have signed the letter to The Daily Telegraph arguing that the Government’s gay marriage plans will “severely restrict the ability of Catholics to teach the truth about marriage in their schools” and rejecting promised safeguards as “meaningless“. His conclusion is as … Read more

Child Rape … it is not just Catholic Clerics

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Taslima Nasreen, an award-winning writer, physician, secular humanist and human rights activist, has a blog posting today that has opened my eyes a bit further, apparently some Islamic clerics are also into the sexual abuse of children … An Imam and his friends gang raped a girl in Narshingdi, Bangladesh just two days ago. It is … Read more

What is wrong with these people?

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I never cease to be astonished that some religious leaders have so immersed themselves in their batty belief that it has effectively immunised them against any basic human decency. To illustrate using example from this year, (and remember, the year is only three fracking days old), here are a couple of examples … Example 1 … Read more