The Myth of the war on Christmas

A war on what? The first observation to make is that the celebration of Christmas as we now experience it is very much an invention of the victorian era, and historically it was Easter that had far more significance to Christians. Much may in fact has been prompted by Charles Dickens writing A Christmas Carol in which he constructs Christmas as … Read more

Top 5 Christmas Myths

OK, a bit of fun today, nothing too serious, here now I take a quick look at my top 5 Christmas myths. 1. Jesus was Born on 25th December Hopefully most of you are indeed aware that the date, 25th December, is not actually the specific day Jesus was born. The reason is of course … Read more

Bill O’Reilly To Atheist David Silverman: ‘You Are A Fascist!’

First, before we get into the details, who are the players in this little piece of  Shakespearian drama? Bill O’Reilly is the host of the political commentary program The O’Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is (so they claim) the most watched cable news television program on American television … and least you wonder, yes Fox News do tend to embrace a … Read more