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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'Religion'
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.
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Gay scientists
March 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on Gay scientists · Life
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Thanks to Stroppybird for posting about this. It has been on Youtube for about a year, but I hadn’t seen it before, and it gave me a bit of a laugh.
Should have seen it coming
February 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Should have seen it coming · Life
It had to happen. Go to ruletheweb and you can make your own version of the atheist bus advert.  Hours of innocent fun. Well… minutes maybe.  Here is my attempt.
Atheist Buses
January 7th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Life
Despite sounding like something from the recent prog rock season on BBC Four, I like the idea of the atheist buses. Anything to stimulate a bit of free-thinking is OK with me. Having said that, and remembering my years living in London, and hours waiting for the 172, 141 or 36A buses I can think […]
Good News First
December 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Politics
For the last few weeks everything has been a bit hectic. Work has been busier and the hours a bit longer, while I have been out more, and consequently I have not been paying too much attention to the news. I have still been buying a paper, but only skimming through it in the evening.  […]
Paint It Black
November 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Paint It Black · Politics
I figure that enough time has passed since the US elections to be able to reflect on it a little more objectively, rather than in the over-cooked excitement of the immediate aftermath – and perhaps that is something Trevor Phillips should have done.
Spoilin’ For A Fight
November 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Spoilin’ For A Fight · Life
In an ideal world “brawl” and “monks” are two words you would not find in the same headline. Unless its something to do with a new Jet Li film, obviously.
Save A Prayer
October 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life
Jayne and I went down to the Sikh temple this afternoon. The words ‘temple’ or ‘gurdwara’ are a little grand for what is just a single-storey hut next to the Asda car park, but it is what is inside that matters. It was a strange event there: not strange for Sikhs maybe, but a little […]
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Sikh as a parrot
June 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Politics
I see from the local papers that the planning application to rebuild the Sikh temple in West Green was turned down. I’m not surprised by this, but I’m a little disappointed. I saw the plans while I was making a social visit to the temple this year and they looked like a vast improvement on […]
