“Magic” is not appropriate for a science class

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The Rev David Robertson, the moderator-designate of the Free Church of Scotland, appears to be terribly upset that secular humanists have an objection to “magic” being taught in schools. The context here is that “Christian Today” is running an article in which he claims that Scottish Christianity (is that a specific sect?) is under threat from … Read more

Iran = Place where watching volleyball earns you one year in jail

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It sounds utterly absurd, and the reason it does is because it truly is by any reasonable or rational measure. The BBC has the details … A British-Iranian woman detained in Iran after trying to watch a men’s volleyball match has been sentenced to a year in prison, her lawyer says. Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was … Read more

Freedom from Religion vs Freedom from Atheism

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There is an organisation whose goals I support called the Freedom from Religion Foundation.  They are a non-profit based in Madison, Wisconsin and they promote the separation of church and state, and educates the public on matters relating to atheism, agnosticism, and non theism. There is also a clone group that attempts to mirror them called Freedom from Atheism Foundation and they promote … … Read more

Being a non-believer does not make you immune to being a complete twit

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Some of those who hold religious beliefs can at times act like complete twits and say some truly obnoxious or outrageous things, but I should add that many who do truly believe do not, and are decent honourable human beings. So what happens to people when then give up religious beliefs, do they demonstrate anything different? The … Read more

The “World’s First Hoverboard” is not quite what you think it is

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There is a kickstarter for what is claimed to be the “World’s first Hoverboard” and so far it has managed to pull in 2,520 backers and $416,877. Sounds impressive, oh but wait, what exactly is the technology here, what is going on? If you read it all carefully, then you soon find that this is … Read more

Graveyard of the Gods

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Somebody has gone to the trouble of creating a completely fake graveyard, and if you are wondering why, well perhaps there is a hint in the date – 31st Oct. OK, so the story here is that this is of course a Halloween event, but one that is not simply designed to entertain, it actually … Read more