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Posted in Human Rights, Humanity, Law, Religion, Society on Nov 4th, 2010
Geoffrey Roberston’s book is both compelling and shocking. I finished reading it about a fortnight ago, but because the content was so disturbing and complex, it has taken me some time to let the material settle and for me to be able to begin to write about it.
Terry Eagleton’s review in The Guardian best [...]
Posted in Government, Health, Human Rights, Morality, Religion on Feb 9th, 2010
Here’s something. Imagine you live in a community where you are expected to pay into a fund that is used to meet various needs in the community - the upkeep of roads, salaries for nurses and teachers, and community hospitality, for example. Then it transpires that you are about to receive a visit from a [...]
As the Pope visits America, I thought Matthew Harwood’s article was so good, and so important, I quote it in full.
A Prayer for the Prey
Over the centuries many dubious miracles have been claimed on behalf of the power of prayer. But Pope Benedict XVI, who arrived in the United States today for his inaugural visit, [...]
Posted in Faith, Human Rights, Morality, Religion on Mar 11th, 2008
Some things are just so great and reassuring that they leave you with a little warm glow. Such was the feeling I had when I learned that the number had been doubled to fourteen. Now, I had twice the chance. With only seven there was a theoretical chance that I might not [...]
Posted in Censorship, Human Rights, Morality, Religion, Science on Jan 17th, 2008
Everybody should know that size doesn’t always appear constant when it moves. Even popes. Everybody knows that when you see someone in the distance, they look small, and that they grow bigger as they approach you, and that they grow smaller again as they go away. Even children know that.
Posted in Faith, Morality, Mortality, Religion on Dec 10th, 2007
You just couldn’t make it up!
You will remember that before the Reformation in the C16th, the Roman Catholic Church got itself into a bit of bother over the sale on indulgences - its version of a ‘get out of hell free’ card (that you had to buy).
Posted in Censorship, Government, Isolation, Religion on Dec 8th, 2007
He’s a interesting question to make you realise that you really should spend more time reading the European section of the worthy papers: Which state is the only one not signed up to the European convention on Human Rights?
Dear reader, take your time. Pause for thought … No clues, I’m afraid, but you can phone [...]
I recently read a true account of some appalling goings-on - at least, appalling by my standards, though to the people involved they seemed ‘normal’ and justified. Here’s what happened.
A group of people were going about their ordinary lives, looking after their houses and land, bringing up families, when along comes
One of the most interesting challenges (code for ‘difficulties’) of aspiring to be a regular blogger is that of trying to decide each day what to write about. Then sometimes stories just come along screaming, “ME! ME! Write about ME!”. Last night I was hit by one of those. It is so absurd that if I [...]
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