I generally write negative things about religion. But on the other hand, there is Desmond: In the interview, Archbishop Tutu also rebuked religious conservatives who said homosexuality was a choice. “It is a perversion if you say to me that … Continue reading
I almost feel guilty. But to start at the beginning, I signed a pledge to refuse an ID card and to donate £10 to a legal fund. I was planning to refuse an ID card anyway, so that wasn’t such … Continue reading
But don’t click through on a full stomach, unless you’re on a crash diet.
At least, that’s what the BBC says of Iran: Is Iran becoming a regional superpower, capable of withstanding pressures from the West and providing a beacon of Islamic democracy? Or, is her obstinacy with the nuclear issue going to lead … Continue reading
Channel 4 has been vindicated: Channel 4 has been vindicated by the media watchdog Ofcom after police complained about an investigative programme that exposed extremism in British mosques. West Midland’s police had faced criticism for targeting the producers of the … Continue reading
It’s hard not to laugh at this story, and that’s part of the appalling harm that has been done to the victim: A man caught trying to have sex with his bicycle has been sentenced to three years on probation. … Continue reading
And one that shares with me a link with the seventeenth century. Englands Freedome, Souldiers Rights. Tagline: “I am by birth a free Commoner of England, and am thereby intailed or intituled unto an equall priviledge with your selfe, or … Continue reading
I’ve quoted Richard Feynman before on the subject of cargo cult science: There is one feature I notice that is generally missing in “cargo cult science”… It’s a kind of scientific integrity, a principle of scientific thought that corresponds to … Continue reading
The only coherent (and a genuinely convincing) defence of monarchy, or rather of something a bit more complicated, I’ve come across so far was in a comment that I meant to address before my quiescent period recently. From Dearieme: Yes, … Continue reading
The post by Paulie at DSTPFW that kicked off the recent debates about blogging ‘right’ libertarians did so for a simple reason: he had a point. Not everything he said was true, for example: The bloggertarian exists primarily to criticise. … Continue reading