It appears, from an article by Ian Parker-Joseph, that
Alan Duncan, the UK’s first openly-homosexual Conservative politician and the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons is rebuffing criticism for saying on a comedy show that he would kill Miss California, Carrie Prejean, for her remarks against homosexual “marriage”… The Metropolitan Police have received [...]
Archive for the ‘religion’ Category
Oh, for pity’s sake, shut up, the lot of you
Posted in religion, tagged gay marriage on 30 April, 2009 | 5 Comments »
“It’s blasphemy, or heresy, or something…”
Posted in religion, tagged faith or religion on 29 March, 2009 | 3 Comments »
NewsBlaze, via Slashdot:
Freedom House condemns the UN Human Rights Council for undermining the universal right to freedom of expression by once again passing a resolution that urges members to adopt laws outlawing criticism of religions.
The “defamation of religions” resolution, introduced by Pakistan on behalf of the Organization for the Islamic Conference (OIC), passed today [...]
How ’tis done
Posted in religion, tagged Jehovah's Witnesses on 13 February, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Since it is Friday 13th it seems advisable, for the time being at least, to maintain the odour of sanctity which has for no other apparent reason become noticeable in and around the blog this morning. As promised, therefore, the Jehovah’s Witnesses story.
A long time ago the Jehovah’s Witnesses turned up and rang the doorbell. [...]
Missing word
Posted in religion, tagged agnosticism on 13 February, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Frightfully non-secular this blog seems to be getting. Perhaps it’s the recession, or the forthcoming Ice Age, or something.
Longrider, with whom I almost always agree, takes issue with leg-iron, with whom I almost always agree, about the definition of atheism.
leg-iron:
Atheism, by the way, is now officially a religion with Dawkins as its prophet.
Longrider:
No, no, no. [...]
The problems of free speech
Posted in religion, tagged islam on 13 February, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Johann Hari (who has been mentioned here before), in The Independent, refuses to apologise, though he does explain:
The solution to the problems of free speech – that sometimes people will say terrible things – is always and irreducibly more free speech. If you don’t like what a person says, argue back. Make a better case. [...]
Heretic, general-purpose, no.1, Mk.1
Posted in religion on 12 February, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am much obliged to David Davis, at the Libertarian Alliance, for his clarification by reposting, which I believe may have been prompted by my earlier remarks, but have to say that he does not even get the half mark for a close guess; I am not a Wiccan.
I’m not gossipy enough to be a [...]
Religious offence v. offensive religion
Posted in religion, tagged Egypt, India on 11 February, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It says in the Independent’s blog section (if that’s what it is) that in India
The editor and publisher of The Statesman, a highly respected Kolkata based English daily, have been arrested on charges of “hurting the religious feelings” of Muslims because they printed a piece written last month by Independent columnist Johann Hari.
I believe the [...]
Religious loons versus UN
Posted in religion, tagged fanatics on 28 January, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sensible article in The Independent, by one Johann Hari, about craven submission to religious fanatics:
…a free society cannot be structured to soothe the hardcore faithful. It is based on a deal. You have an absolute right to voice your beliefs – but the price is that I too have a right to respond as I [...]
All things dull and ugly
Posted in religion, tagged Attenborough, Darwin on 27 January, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Harrumphing at the Telegraph time.
David Attenborough, the well-known endangered species, is receiving hate mail from Christian nutjobs who require him to burn in hell for failing to condemn the blasphemous heretic Darwin.
It seems that nowadays one demonstrates one’s godliness and piety not by acts of charity, humility, contemplation, prayer, etc. but by screaming for the [...]
Not in front of the children
Posted in religion, tagged Anglicans on 7 January, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I am tempted to let the Anglican Church stew in its own insipid, tepid and unappetizing juice. I have very little time for religions, as such, believing that they (a) always develop an exclusive and exploitative priestly caste, and (b) encourage orthodoxy by unlibertarian means, and (c) start and maintain unnecessary wars.
However, this is from [...]
