British newspapers appear to be making a big story out of a recent Royal decision to take note of modern Britain.
Some Hindus and Muslims objected to the name and the insignia of an honour established by the Queen 40 years ago to recognise distinguished service in the former colony of Trinidad and Tobago. The Trinity [...]
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Posted in Humanity, Morality, Society, Television on Nov 24th, 2008
I hate bullying and hypocrisy.
Now that the furore is dying down, I feel compelled to vent my feelings about the John Sergeant debacle that has dominated the UK press in the past week.
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For those of you who don’t know, John Sergeant started life as a comedian when an undergraduate at Oxford, and grew into a [...]
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Posted in Education, Faith, Human Rights, Religion on May 16th, 2008
In America, apparently, many people say they want it but can’t get it, and in the UK many don’t want it, but can’t get rid of it - god in school, that is.
As a school pupil I had to endure it every day - the compulsory hymn and routine prayers. Just imagine it, 600 [...]
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