Following the publication of newsletters carrying articles deemed insulting to Islam. … Read the rest
The Devil’s Chaplain Letter 
May 17th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
What a book a Devil’s chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering low & horridly cruel works of nature!… Read the rest
The Darwin Letters
May 17th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A rich source of information on many aspects of 19th century science and history.… Read the rest
Darwin’s Letters Go Online
May 17th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
5,000 letters published in full, summaries of a further 9,000 which will be added in the future.… Read the rest
Birthday in Captivity
May 17th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
BBC, UN, international journalists’ groups are holding vigils to mark the 45th birthday of Alan Johnston. … Read the rest
Falwell changed his mind – once
May 17th, 2007 10:10 am | By Ophelia BensonFresh Air replayed an old interview with Jerry Falwell yesterday, in which Terri Gross asked one very good question, in fact the crucial question. Unfortunately it went right past or over Falwell; he either pretended not to get it, or really didn’t get it. Gross made one attempt to press the point, to straighten him out and thus get him to answer the real question rather than a bogus one, but it didn’t work, and she didn’t press it further. I wish she had, because it’s absolutely central. I wish everyone would press this question. As a matter of fact, come to think of it, it’s the same question (in a different form) that Dawkins asked of the homophobic preacher … Read the rest
George misses Jerry
May 16th, 2007 12:14 pm | By Ophelia BensonLaura and I are deeply saddened by the death of Jerry Falwell, a man who cherished faith, family, and freedom…Jerry lived a life of faith and called upon men and women of all backgrounds to believe in God…
Well, that’s one (major) reason atheists of the assertive type (for want of a better term) (even Anthony Gottlieb calls us ‘militant’ atheists, which I think is both pejorative and inaccurate, and unbecoming to a philosopher) get exasperated with theists of the assertive type. We don’t think grown-up people ought to ‘call upon’ people to believe in God, because there is no good reason to think ‘God’ exists, so calling upon us to believe in God amounts … Read the rest
Lewis Wolpert on Belief, Philosophy, Qi
May 16th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I think philosophers are terribly clever but have absolutely nothing useful to say whatsoever.’… Read the rest
Scientologists in a Huff at BBC
May 16th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Official says it is considering legal action and a formal complaint to Ofcom.… Read the rest
Taji Mustafa Pipes Up for Sharia
May 16th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It’s a good thing. Really.… Read the rest
Define Multiculturalism Before Debating It
May 16th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Otherwise you get a fruit salad of a debate.… Read the rest
Bush Sad About Falwell
May 16th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘A man who cherished faith, family, and freedom.’ Freedom? You sure about that?… Read the rest
Jerry Falwell’s Greatest Hits
May 16th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘Most of the feminists need a man to tell them what time of day it is and to lead them home.’… Read the rest
Feminist Socialist ‘Devout’ Muslim Candidate
May 16th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The key issue is the headscarf and whether it can be accommodated in parliament.’… Read the rest
Jerry Falwell Dies
May 15th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If only he were the last of his kind.… Read the rest
Silence, Infidel
May 15th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No you may not criticize Islam; truth is no defense.… Read the rest
Wolfowitz Blames Riza and World Bank
May 15th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She was intractable, bank made him do it; he is blameless. Bank thinks otherwise.… Read the rest
From D N Jha’s The Myth of the Holy Cow
May 15th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘The evidence from the epics is quite eloquent. Most of the characters in the Mahabharata are meat eaters.’… Read the rest
A Skeptical View of the Sacredness of Bulls
May 15th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If bullocks are sacred, what was Indra doing scarfing one?… Read the rest
Esfandiari Being Investigated for ‘Security Crimes’
May 15th, 2007 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Woodrow Wilson Center scholar is in Evin prison.… Read the rest
