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Posted in Censorship, Faith, Government, Human Rights, Humanity, Morality, Religion, Society, Terrorism on Feb 15th, 2009
As the debate about the British Government’s refusal to allow Dutch MP, Geert Wilders, into the UK to attend a showing of his controversial film ‘Fitna’ has raged, I have wanted to write, but found myself unable to do so. It has taken time for the dust to settle in my head. Part [...]
Posted in Government, Human Rights, Law, Religion on Dec 17th, 2008
Because of its importance, I have copied below an item from last Friday’s National Secular Society’s Newsletter in full. There is a call for people to sign a petition at the end. Please consider doing so.
One Law for All campaign launches with call for new legislative curbs on sharia courts
New legislation may be needed to [...]
Posted in Faith, Government, Human Rights, Religion on Nov 19th, 2008
How would you feel if, before every day at work, you were expected to participate in a collective act of talking to an unknown, unseen, mythical being, and if this time-consuming act never ever resulted in any demonstrable, substantive change in anything? Personally, I might think it was a waste of time.
If, over time, this [...]
Posted in Government, Human Rights, Isolation, Morality, Religion, Society on Nov 14th, 2008
Just two sour footnotes after the genuine joy and sense of hope that many of us liberals felt after America had the sense to vote in a Democrat for President (especially a black one).
The first sour note comes from a South Carolina Roman Catholic priest who has told his parishioners that they should refrain from [...]
Posted in Government, Health, Human Rights, Humanity, Law, Mortality, Politics, Religion, Society on Oct 30th, 2008
If she were a horse and not a human being, someone would show compassion. However, because Debbie Purdy is a human being, she is being made to suffer unnecessarily. A minority of people (largely informed by religious belief) are imposing their views on the majority in preventing a change in UK law. But the case [...]
Posted in Government, Human Rights, Morality, Politics, Religion on Sep 25th, 2008
There is a report by Patrick Wintour in today’s Guardian that there are signs that the British Government may, at long last, be ready to tackle the endemic sexism and religious discrimination in the British Constitution. The bar may finally be lifted. Downing Street has drawn up plans to end the 300-year-old exclusion of Roman [...]
Posted in Government, Humanity, Politics, Religion on Sep 6th, 2008
I know I should care more, but it is hard when you live so far away. I know that the blogosphere is bursting with activity about the forthcoming election in America, but I am finding it hard to engage, just wishing it could all soon be over. I live in the UK. America is not [...]
Posted in Government, Human Rights, Law, Morality, Relationships on Aug 12th, 2008
A 25 year old woman who was raped in the West End of London was initially told by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA), which covers England, Scotland and Wales, that her £11,000 compensation award would be reduced by 25 per cent because she had been drinking. However, that decision has been overturned as her [...]
Posted in Government, Morality, Religion, Science on Aug 1st, 2008
Amidst all the ho-ha about what consenting adults do with various small parts of their bodies in private (arguably following their god-given desires) and about whether the said adults can be part of a Christian leadership or whether they should be sacrificed for the sake of superficial unity, the Most Rev Henry Orombi, Archbishop of [...]
Posted in Faith, Government, Religion, Society on Jun 3rd, 2008
In An Unclear Future, I wrote:
Those who defend horoscopes as harmless fun never explain what is harmless or funny about promoting a con trick which preys on ignorance and fear. Any pharmaceuticals manufacturer that promoted a birth control pill with no demonstrable effect on fertility would be prosecuted in the UK under the Trades Descriptions [...]
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