Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
The Pope has announced that he wants to forge alliances with other religions against gay marriage, saying the family was threatened “to its foundations” by attempts to change its “true structure”. He said: “There is no denying the crisis that threatens it (the family) to its foundations – especially in the Western world.” Actually there is … Read more
Henry McDonald, a correspondent for the Observer, has been out on a road trip to meet the Indian rationalist Sanal Edamaruku (pictured) who has been threatened with jail for exposing a Catholic fraud. Being a Belfast based correspondent Mr McDonald did not need to travel too far because Sanal had been invited to Ireland to give some talks. Personally, I’m tickled … Read more
The Irish Time reports today on the utterly tragic and completely needless death of Savita Halappanavar. At 17 weeks into her pregnancy she was admitted to hospital with chronic pain because she was having a miscarriage. There was no chance that the fetus would survive. In excruciating pain, Savita asked for an abortion. The hospital, University Hospital Galway in Ireland, refused. Why? … Read more
Least you wonder “Who?”, Stonewall is a UK charity that campaigns for lesbian, gay and bisexual rights, and they have named the Scottish cardinal (pictured here) “bigot of the year” for his vigorous attacks on gay marriage. The Guardian reports … Stonewall said its 10,000 members had voted “decisively” to give the title to O’Brien, head of … Read more
Sadly, many human Rights abuses take place in our age, and so it is to be wholly commended when the head of the Vatican state (the chap with the funny hat) highlights such abuses and speaks out against such horrors. However, as we all know, things are not exactly squeaky clean within that organization. In … Read more
Cardinal O’Brian (the leader of the Catholic church in Scotland) has been running a vigorous campaign that touts gay marriage as inherently evil and immoral, yet Scotland is now ready to simply steamroller over all that and give it an official legal nod … why? As in interesting insight, Jane Carnall writes in the Guardian … Read more