As reported in The Independent on Sunday on 21 January 2007, the news that the catholic church is pressing the British government to allow an exeption to the recently passed anti-discrimination law regarding sexuality has reached the mainstream media (BBC, The Times).
At the moment, only Ruth Kelly and the prime minister, Tony Blair, are supportive [...]

Futility Closet has an excellent image of the Earth from 4 thousand million miles away that should put any ideas of the “enormity of creation for the benefit of mankind” squarely into the back of your head.
It also quotes one of my personal heroes (as much as I have such things) although I’ve quoted a [...]

Mr Deity is a clever and hilarious look at what goes on behind the scenes of one of the worlds’ great (in the traditional sense) religions. I’m sure all but the most dogmatic and thin-skinned would be amused.

As I joked the other day about the ridiculousness of “faith hospitals“, the BBC is running an article written by University of Edinburgh Professor Aziz Sheikh who is arguing for faith based medical support for muslims.
“Male infant circumcision should be available throughout the NHS. Although a handful of NHS trusts provide it, most parents are [...]