A Thinking Man

Although it is nearly 24 hours since I watched the first in Channel 4’s new series, The Bible: A History, I still find myself annoyed at the mere memory of it.  It ended up being more of the aspirational wishful thinking of a romantic presenter than the history deceptively portrayed in the title.
The first quarter [...]

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According to a report published by Theos (the self proclaimed theology think tank) today, 34% of people believe that the statement “Jesus was born to a virgin called Mary” to be historically accurate, and 52% believe that the birth of Jesus is significant to them.
Theos are, of course, delighting in these figures, using them as [...]

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I find myself continuing to laugh about and reflect on a comic strip cartoon that was first brought to my attention by Daniel Florien in which the creator, Neil Swaab, explains why god must prefer atheists to believers.

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I really didn’t intend being unusually churlish on Easter Sunday, but when I received an email from Theos claiming that over half the people in Great Britain believe that Jesus rose from the dead, I just couldn’t let the supposed facts stand without at least questioning their apparent solidity.
Theos describes itself as a public theology [...]

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The former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, used to believe that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction hidden in Iraq.  When he told the British Parliament that before the invasion, I believed him.

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A belief is a powerful lever.  Once you have it and pull it, the lever brings into being all kinds of consequences.  If you believe that people go to hell unless they share your faith, you may be driven to go abroad in an attempt to convert the world.  If you believe people who leave your [...]

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