Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
I never cease to be amazed about the diversity of truly crazy things that people believe. One recent example concerns a verse in the bible that says … “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; … Read more
We all know about the abuse, and are now aware it was not simply about a few bad priests, but also involved a quite frankly criminal conspiracy to protect the abusers and so enabled them to continue to molest thousands over many decades without fear of any consequences at all. They claim that everything has … Read more
Nadiya Takolia writes in today’s UK Guardian an article entitled, “The hijab has liberated me from society’s expectations of women“. I’d like to address some of her claims, but first I better make a couple of things clear. The term “hijab” refers to a head covering worn by Muslim women, in other words its just a fancy scarf, we … Read more
Its darn weird, but modern Catholicism appears to be committed to ripping itself apart. Last April, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – (yep, that’s the Inquisition, still alive and kicking but with a different name) – issued an assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. ..nuns were too “silent on the right to … Read more
About one year ago Keith Gilmour, a UK based School Teacher, went head-to-head with a Creationist kook called Dr Alastair Noble in response to a talk he gave at an event organised by the Humanist Society of Scotland. That dialog in turn led to Casey Luskin jumping in … yes indeed “That” Mr Luskin, the Discovery Institute staffer. Poor old Mr … Read more
Graham Taylor, a director of academic, educational and professional publishing at the UK Publishers Association, writes an article in the UK’s Guardian today. Being a publisher, it should come as no surprise to learn that he is very much against those who are attacking the current model. His article is entitled, “Attacking publishers will not make open … Read more