The Saudi authorities have arrested 57 young men for flirting with young women.
Posts Tagged: religion
A quarter of all mammal species are oranges!
Dallas Ellis, a creationist sarcastically tells us than an orange is the parent of a cat, thinking the patent absurdity is an argument against evolution. All he really proves is that he’s too stupid to have a meaningful opinion on the subject.
Ken Ham comes to Europe
I’m depressed whenever someone suggests that creationism is on the rise in the UK.
More on the Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is facing severe criticism for his remarks about accommodating Sharia Law in the UK. Contrary to popular belief he has not called for changes to the law, but I still disagree strongly with his position.
Archbishop of Canterbury roundly ctriticised
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s suggestion that Sharia Law be enshrined in UK law is roundly criticised by politicians, demonstrating that the UK really is a secular nation.
The Archbishop of Canterbury supports Sharia Law in the UK
Dr Williams suggests that we must appease the UK Muslim community by enacting aspects of Sharia Law. I disagree strongly, and suspect that not only would it satisfy no-one, but would give the most intractably barbaric fundamentalists a platform from which to push for adoption of their more extreme laws.
Lib Dem leader an atheist
This is excellent news. I’ve always voted Liberal Democrat anyway (well except that time I helped vote Tony Blair into power1,) but now there’s another reason to do so. Their new party leader, Nick Clegg, has come out in a radio interview and confirmed himself as an atheist. “Do you believe in God?” was the question,… Read more »
Bleugh
Apologies for the lack of updates recently; I’ve been busy enjoying a veritable cornucopia of symptoms for the past couple of weeks, and haven’t really been up to writing about much, even though there’s been plenty going on: The Texas Education Agency has fired Chris Comer, a staff member of nine years, for sending an… Read more »
Blair didn’t feel free to admit to his religion
The Telegraph has an interesting article about how Tony Blair didn’t feel free to express his religion in public for fear of being seen as a “nutter”: Mr Blair complained that he had been unable to follow the example of US politicians, such as President George W. Bush, in being open about his faith because… Read more »
If you’re British, please sign this petition
The recent ordeal (which I’ve blogged about here and here,) of a young woman who was sentenced to state-sponsored brutality after being gang-raped is just one example of the shocking barbarity of the Saudi regime. It is unacceptable that the UK counts any nation with such a poor human-rights record as an ally, so please… Read more »
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