Among the Tory faithful, there is a growing feeling that Christian values are under attack.… Read the rest
UN appoints Iran to women’s rights commission
May 3rd, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonCanada expresses doubts about Iran’s expertise in women’s rights.… Read the rest
Why bother with ethics, we have religion
May 2nd, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonGiving our kids the option of thinking about ethics instead of picking up litter is a very slippery slope.… Read the rest
Morales explains about diet and butchness
May 2nd, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonEuropeans eat chickens full of female hormones, so the men go all queer-like.… Read the rest
Nicholas Kristof on the two Catholic churches
May 2nd, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonThe Vatican is appalling, but there are some generous and brave nuns and priests.… Read the rest
Rising Tory star believes in “demonic activity”
May 2nd, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonPhilippa Stroud founded a church that tried to “cure” homosexuals by driving out their “demons” through prayer.… Read the rest
Oh a little bit of religious prejudice is not so bad
May 2nd, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia Benson“Religious conviction should not be treated as simply opinion or the inconvenient relic of a superstitious age.”… Read the rest
Grayling: why no Asbo for the pope?
May 2nd, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonRatzinger is the head of a powerful organization that is above the law; so is the CEO of Goldman Sachs.… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo on Boobquake
May 1st, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonWhat would Deepak Chopra do?… Read the rest
Leo Igwe on Religion in Lusaka Times
May 1st, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonInteresting comments.… Read the rest
No religious hatred here!
May 1st, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia Benson“Islam will dominate the world – Osama is on his way” – how could that have anything to do with religious hatred?… Read the rest
Seriously?
May 1st, 2010 11:41 am | By Ophelia BensonSome more thoughts on tits and cleavage and the Cuddy Effect and reservations. First of all, to clarify again, I’m not criticizing Jen or her joke; I am expressing reservations about some of the reactions to some of the reservations about the joke.
The overall yay-cleavage line is that women should be free to display cleavage (yes, of course, and are any of the critics really saying otherwise?), and that therefore displaying cleavage is an unqualified good. The second claim doesn’t follow. Displaying cleavage could be mixed, or it could be an unqualified bad. The fact that it shouldn’t be forbidden or illegal doesn’t mean it’s terrific. There are more than two stark possibilities.
Okay so what’s my problem? … Read the rest
The limits of free speech on campus
May 1st, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonHolocause denial should not be a crime, but it should be dismissable incompetence.… Read the rest
Some like God, others prefer the Hubble
May 1st, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonWith so many pressing problems on Earth, how can we afford not to try to focus on the things that unite us? … Read the rest
Religious beliefs should not trump the law
May 1st, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIf we had a large population of Aztec sun-worshippers here, would we accept their right to the occasional human sacrifice?… Read the rest