I had an interesting message on Flickr to day. It was somebody asking if they can use one of my photos for something they are doing. As all my photos are published under a Creative Commons licence there really is no need to ask, but I do appreciate the courtesy when people do. This particular [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Religion'
The gift that keeps on giving
January 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Life
I am still reading the Atheist’s Guide to Christmas.  I was already chuffed about the autograph and message from Ariane Sherine in the front, and had just greatly enjoyed the Richard Dawkins PG Wodehouse spoof and the Simon Singh contribution when I turned the page and found that the first page of the Phil Plait [...]
Fame indeed
January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Life
I didn’t realise how well-connected Andrew at Wongablog is in Humanist circles. This evening I started reading the Atheist’s Guide to Christmas book that I was given at Christmas. I was already chuffed enough to find it signed, with a personal message, from Ariane Sherine and then I looked at the thanks section at the [...]
Tags: Bah Humbug!·Books·Religion
Cameron on faith
November 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Life
I’m always a little worried about politicians having strong beliefs in god: you really want those in charge to make decisions based on logic rather than faith after all.  But what caught my eye in this story about David Cameron’s beliefs is not what he says about religion but what he says about psychology: Politicians [...]
Godless Brighton
October 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Life
A new priest in Brighton has described the place as “Britain’s most Godless city” and promised to sort that out.
Labour conference – day three
September 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
Day three started far earlier than I would have liked. In fact I was in the Hilton Metropole at a fringe event at a time when many delegates and visitors staying in Brighton itself had probably not got up. I was there for the British Humanist Society’s second annual ‘no prayer’ breakfst,
Spizzenergi t-shirts get you noticed
September 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Life, Music
I went to a quiz night tonight, in aid of the Alpha people, which is a strange thing for an atheist to do I suppose, but they are nice people and I do enjoy a quiz. I was wearing my 25th anniversary Spizzenergi t-shirt – the one that says “1979-2004″ on it so it looks [...]
Tags: Doh!·Quiz·Religion·Spizzenergi
A plinth among men!
July 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
A little while back I mentioned how Andrew from Wongablog was going to be appearing on the 4th plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of Antony Gormley’s One & Other project. I was a bit jealous about that, especially as he got allocated a prime slot (4pm on a Sunday) but I’m now hoping that [...]
Oh ye of little faith
July 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
There is something wrong here. It says: CHURCHES in the Horsham district have suspended part of the Holy Communion ritual due to fears over spreading swine flu. Hmm.  Isn’t the whole point of religion that it is irrational, so that it is only possible to believe of you make huge leaps of faith?  Maybe the [...]
The Force appears to be strong in Strathclyde Police
April 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Life
I love that quote from the editor of Jane’s Police Review in this story. Not sure why they were making a FOI request of police forces to say how many Jedis they have though. Its either trivial waste of time, an abuse of the Freedom of Information Act or a Sith plot.
Tags: Religion
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