Just recently UbiRat posted One Year Hurrah, celebrating the first anniversary of this blog. I suppose I am the ‘resident atheist’ until a proper one comes around. Reading that post gave me cause to reflect on my association with this site, my contributions, and impact. I wasn’t impressed. Why not? Well the first thing is … Read More →
Category Archives: Atheism
Secularism: Questioning State, Society and Religion
The idea of this post is to open up the debate on the link between State, Society and Religion. This article will focus on Secularism because there are a variety of definitions floating around, each adding to the confusion; in addition there have been a number of actions taken by governments and companies recently that … Read More →
Secularism Risks Intolerance?
It probably comes as no surprise that I keep a fairly weather-eye on the religious news, and not just in the official publications (e.g. Church Times or The Church of England Newspaper). The Case Of The Crucifix I have been following a case in Italy in which a Finnish immigrant (married to an Italian man) objected … Read More →
Why God Won’t Go Away
Let me introduce you to one of the nicest, gentlest and most intellectual of men that you are ever likely to meet: Alistair McGrath. This week has been good because I had leisure enough to be able to read one of McGrath’s more recent books, “Why God Won’t Go Away”. This is a wonderfully short read … Read More →