Sex and death lie at the poisoned heart of religion

Great article in the papers again today … no prizes for guessing which one … yes indeed, its the Guardian. It does indeed cause me ponder at times what the heck all the other papers are churning out these days. Anyway, the article is by Polly Toynbee, Columnist of the Year in 2007, also an … Read more

Sinead O’Connor was right

There was an interview with Sinead O’Connor a couple of days ago in the Guardian, its an interesting read. Apparently back some time ago she made a rather public and very startling declaration … In 1992 she tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on the American TV show Saturday Night live. She … Read more

Please let this be satire or parody …

I have come across this jaw dropping news … a Catholic conference for a bunch of supposedly highly educated folks to babble on about the “evidence” that the earth is the center of the Universe. (Click here to see the details) Galileo Was Wrong is a detailed and comprehensive treatment of the scientific evidence supporting … Read more

Societies without God are more benevolent

There is a great article in today’s UK Sunday Observer. On some occasions, when debating a believer, you often have bible verses tossed at you that announce “The fool has said in his heart there is no God”, or similar. This is more than a subtle hint that from the believers viewpoint you are a … Read more

An audience with the Pope – What would you say?

The latest edition of the UK’s “New Humanist” has asked a few famous folks what they would say to the pope if they were granted an audience with him. Here are a few of my favorites … Richard Dawkins: “Mr Ratzinger, as head of the world’s second most evil religion you are not welcome. True, … Read more