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Posted in Morality, Other Blogs, Religion on Apr 26th, 2008
I was amused this morning by an article from Tulsa World (no expense is spared in order to bring you the best stories) about a moral dilemma hitting not just Catholic priests, but clergy and preachers from all denominations. Unusually the potential scandal has nothing to do with money, strip clubs, prostitutes, choir boys, [...]
Posted in Internet, Language, Other Blogs, Technology, Uncategorized on Feb 19th, 2008
Apparently the Internet is killing culture, and the biggest culprit is the blog. According to one writer, I must therefore be one of the biggest criminals around, responsible for the collapse of Western civilization as we know it. It is a heavy burden of blame to bear, but somehow I manage to carry [...]
Posted in Education, Existential, Faith, Internet, Other Blogs, Psychology, Religion, Science, Uncategorized on Jan 15th, 2008
Did you know that:
George Bush planned the September 11 attacks,
MMR injection triggers autism in children,
the ancient Greeks stole their ideas from Africa,
Creation Science disproves evolution,
homeopathy can defeat the AIDS virus,
Jesus and Mary Magdalene sired a dynasty of Merovingian kings,
MI5 killed Diana, Princess of Wales?
If you did know any of these things, you have been a [...]
Posted in Health, Humor, Humour, Morality, Other Blogs, Religion on Dec 14th, 2007
I am again grateful to Libby Purves at Faith Central for bringing the following to my attention. It is a flowchart reproduced in a book called The Wages of Sin: Sex and Disease, Past and Present. The flowchart lists the questions that, according to medieval penitential manuals, you had to ask yourself before engaging in sex. I promise, [...]
Posted in Faith, Other Blogs, Philosophy, Religion on Nov 1st, 2007
Regular readers will be aware of my recent Coming Out. Since then, at least two friends have sincerely and earnestly said: “What about Lewis’s Trilemma? Jesus had to be mad, bad, or God.” Rather than rehearse the arguments myself, I have found at least two people who have already done it very [...]
Posted in Internet, Law, Other Blogs on Oct 22nd, 2007
I have a couple of friends who are lawyers and they are often commenting on the demise of the legal aid scheme in the UK. There isn’t enough money in it apparently to cover their costs. Most law small firms are considering abandoning it altogether and leaving it to the bigger firms to pick up the losses. [...]
Posted in Faith, Other Blogs, Politics, Religion, Society on Oct 15th, 2007
I am grateful to Libby Purves at Faith Central who brought this to my attention.
Libby writes:
“There is a basic law of media which says that if you are a beautiful woman with fantastic legs and very good hair, you will be given airtime to vent even the most naively offensive views. Step forward Ann Coulter, [...]
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