Anti-abortion forces mount seemingly secular arguments which must be exposed as faith in hiding. … Read the rest
Evangelical Disavows Far Right Politics 
Jul 31st, 2006 |
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Loses 20% of his ‘flock’ but is thanked by others.… Read the rest
Andrew Brown on Nicholas Humphrey
Jul 31st, 2006 |
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In his new theory the clue to the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness is attacked head-on. … Read the rest
Writer Snubbed by Book-burning Community
Jul 31st, 2006 |
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Hurtful failure to burn offensively blasphemous book hurtful and offensive.… Read the rest
School Curriculum Should Teach Enduring Values
Jul 31st, 2006 |
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Doesn’t matter what they are though.… Read the rest
Julian Baggini on ‘Start the Week’
Jul 31st, 2006 |
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Chatting about whether you think what you think you think. … Read the rest
Surprise! Godbotherers are Superstitious
Jul 31st, 2006 |
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According to a UK study, nearly all churchgoers admit to practising superstitious behaviour.… Read the rest
Where’s My Chalky Makeup?
Jul 30th, 2006 8:04 pm | By Ophelia BensonI had one or two things in mind to talk about before I tottered over to the computer, but they done got swept out of my mind and displaced from the agenda by reading this review by Simon Blackburn of several books on truth one of which was a book on truth that I take a particular interest in, owing to my fondness for the fly-specked lightbulb on the cover. It’s a funny thing…I’ve noticed it before…and probably mentioned it before…it’s a funny thing, but the reviews of this book 1. keep rolling in and 2. keep being surprisingly favourable. Or not at all surprisingly, you may want to urge, battering down my native modesty and diffidence. But – well, … Read the rest
Simon Blackburn Reviews Books on Truth
Jul 30th, 2006 |
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Including Why Truth Matters. … Read the rest
Peter Doran is not a Global Warming Skeptic
Jul 30th, 2006 |
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‘I would like to remove my name from the list of scientists who dispute global warming.’… Read the rest
Blair Supports Stem Cell Research in US
Jul 30th, 2006 |
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Will publicly back California’s research into disease treatment despite Bush’s strong opposition.… Read the rest
Rebecca Goldstein: Spinoza is Worth Remembering
Jul 30th, 2006 |
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Spinoza’s reaction to religious intolerance was to try to think his way out of all sectarian thinking.… Read the rest
Nick Cohen Advises Against TV Advertising
Jul 30th, 2006 |
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It costs money. Rich people have more money, dominate tv ads. Not good.… Read the rest
Jew Boy in Delaware
Jul 29th, 2006 8:43 pm | By Ophelia BensonOkay. Another biscuit has been decisively expropriated. Words once again fall down on their duty and decline to give me the aid and sustenance I requested. My usual simple credulity is unable to encompass this particular manifestation. In short, I am stunned. And disgusted.
… Read the restAfter the graduation, Mrs. Dobrich asked the Indian River district school board to consider prayers that were more generic and, she said, less exclusionary. As news of her request spread, many local Christians saw it as an effort to limit their free exercise of religion, residents said. Anger spilled on to talk radio, in letters to the editor and at school board meetings attended by hundreds of people carrying signs praising Jesus. “What people here
Letters to Guardian on Brick Lane Protest
Jul 29th, 2006 |
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Pro-censorship twaddle rejected; protesters advised to read the book.… Read the rest
Rushdie v Greer on Brick Lane Protest
Jul 29th, 2006 |
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Rushdie denounces Greer’s support for ‘activists’ attempting to block the film.… Read the rest
‘Devout’ Mel Gibson Busted for Speeding
Jul 29th, 2006 |
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Driving too fast and while drunk puts other people’s lives at risk, even if you are a ‘devout Catholic.’… Read the rest
Religious Tyrants and Persecutors in Delaware
Jul 29th, 2006 |
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“If you want people to stop calling him ‘Jew boy,’ you tell him to give his heart to Jesus.”… Read the rest
One Suspect in Seattle Shooting
Jul 29th, 2006 |
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‘A purposeful, hateful act, as far as we know, by an individual acting on his own,’ mayor said.… Read the rest
Six Women Shot at Seattle Jewish Federation
Jul 29th, 2006 |
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Man who described himself as a Muslim American angry with Israel killed Pamela Waechter.… Read the rest
