Can religion make animals disappear?

Honestly, who’d be a pig these days? It was bad enough in the 70s and 80s when you were associated with the police force (George Orwell’s doing?). Now, your very existence is regularly said to offend both Jews and Muslims. The latest example of this is an attempt (ultimately futile, but why let that get… Continue reading Can religion make animals disappear?

A Very British Wedge Strategy

I meant to blog about this article yesterday but hey, don’t you know there’s a war on? As a summary of the various arguments currently raging between what is often oversimplified as faith groups and secularists, it isn’t too bad. But unfortunately, it is also guilty of a moral relativism and lazy journalistic notions about… Continue reading A Very British Wedge Strategy

Kilroy woz here, there and everywhere

He’s back. And he’s even more bonkers than before. The arch eurosceptic who wants us out of the EU, nevertheless is now insisting that the Commission should prepare legislation to make it illegal to exclude women from mosques and prevent M&S from installing distorted mirrors. Personally, I stood in front of the radio open mouthed… Continue reading Kilroy woz here, there and everywhere