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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
