Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Adam Walker, Spokesperson of the London based Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, has written an article in the Independent entitled “Are peaceful Muslims in denial about their religion?“, and there he makes a case for the Quran being fundamentally a non-violent text. Such a stance is of course to be applauded … oh but wait, there is a bit … Read more
I tend to normally let comments stand asis and generally don’t reply, but today I have one that provokes a bit of thought. A couple of days ago, I blogged a response to an article by Paul Poulton, the singer/songwriter, author and speaker. He in turn has replied and dropped a thoughtful reply, and so it … Read more
Raif Badawi, the Saudi blogger jailed and sentenced to 1000 lashes for simply running a website that called for the peaceful discussion of religion and religious issue, now faces a potential death sentence. The UK’s Independent reports … Mr Badawi’s wife, Ensaf Haidar, told The Independent in a series of messages that judges in Saudi Arabia’s criminal court … Read more
If you dig into the statistics concerning Islamic terrorism then what you find are some surprising facts. First, let’s start with the hopefully obvious observation. Almost every single day news reaches us of yet another barbaric atrocity that has been inspired and motivated by Islam. What should of course be immediately clear is that such … Read more
Paul Poulton is a singer/songwriter, author and speaker who has written a small posting that caught my attention. He writes … Social media is now a part of people’s lives and it’s a lot harder for people who have faith to make a statement without it going unchallenged. … and since he is posting this on … Read more
I’m personally sickened and appalled to learn that secular blogger Avijit Roy was been murdered in Bangladesh yesterday. The IHEU (International Humanist and Ethical Union) has the details, so I’m cutting and pasting the following directly from their website … “Abhijit Roy lives in America and so, it is not possible to kill him right now. He will be murdered when he … Read more