Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
In a world where religious texts are considered to be beyond any and all criticism and are literally true then absurd directives are often picked up and promoted as a jolly good idea. Within the Quran we have this ayat … Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them … Read more
So the news … as reported via Sky and many others is this … Atheist Numbers Surge In England And Wales Research says that the Anglican and Catholic churches are failing to hold on to those brought up as Christians. According to new research, around 48.5% of those surveyed in 2015 said they had no … Read more
The phrase “Kill them all and let God sort them out.” sounds medieval, irrational, and utterly barbaric, but it should because its origins is of course medieval and is firmly rooted within a time when Christianity was not as tame as it is today. The phrase itself is reputed to have come from the lips of Arnaud Amaury, a Cistercian abbot who … Read more
Over in a blog, a Christian has written a letter to an Atheist. It contains the usual heavy dose of saccharine, and yes I mean saccharine because it is a truly artificial sweetener that has been deployed … We had a discussion this week that I found to be an incredible experience. I loved how it gave … Read more
There is apparently a new study that has just been published in which it is being asserted that those that are religious will live a longer life. The study, found within JAMA Internal Medicine, is entitled: Association of Religious Service Attendance With Mortality Among Women and there they claim … Frequent attendance at religious services … Read more
So this tale rather astonished me. The Shropshire Star reports … Non-church pupil told he can’t travel on Telford school bus A family say they are unable to get their son on a council-run school bus because he does not go to church. Chad Millington, whose 12-year-old son is a pupil at Holy Trinity Academy in … Read more
