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Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Progress for secularism

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I was just enjoying a phone call with my mother who is a practising Anglican who lives in (fairly) rural Yorkshire.  She told me how the v...
Monday, 29 April 2013

Noah, Abraham and morality

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An anonymous but interesting friend left a comment yesterday on my post " Things Christians Say, Part 5: Just go out and kill! ". ...
Sunday, 28 April 2013

Bridge of the immortals

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Don't fall off! This is another amazing thing from China.  Less scary than some other photos but you have to admire the surprisingl...
Saturday, 27 April 2013

Narrowboat lawn

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One of the many pleasures of living on a narrowboat on England's waterways is that the garden is provided free of charge.  Leafy rural E...
Friday, 26 April 2013

More fun from Jesus and Mo

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This made me laugh today - not bad for a Friday. From Jesus and Mo
Thursday, 25 April 2013

Libel Reform happening in UK! At last!

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Today the UK's new Defamation Bill passed into law, subject to the anachronism of Royal Assent, which hopefully will happen within hours...
Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Just deport him!

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Abu Qatada has managed another feat of hypocrisy. This is a radical Islamist who took refuge in liberal Britain and then started to preach...
Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Clarke's First Law

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Today I was reminded of Arthur C Clarke's 'first law'.  Clarke was one of my favorite sci-fi authors as I grew up, and he is fam...
Monday, 22 April 2013

I feel like resigning . . .

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I feel like resigning . . . . . .  from public service because of what the UK Government is doing to the (already pitiful) pensions that w...
Sunday, 21 April 2013

St George's day cometh

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In a local competition the villagers are invited to compete.  Who can build the best dragon? Thank goodness for St George!  Dragon in We...
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Saturday, 20 April 2013

Douglas Murray - who is he?

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Recently I came across a character called Douglas Murray , who seems to speak in a style similar to that of the late Christopher Hitchins. ...
Friday, 19 April 2013

The Baghdad Batteries

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When do you think batteries were invented?  200 years ago or 2000? I tend to believe in the former, but some claim that some Sumerian arti...
Thursday, 18 April 2013

The ancient 'Sweet Track'

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No doubt there are many who make claims for other ancient structures, but I was surprised to find out recently that a scheduled monument in ...
Wednesday, 17 April 2013

Discovery Institute's latest 'divine comedy'

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It is not unusual for The Discovery Institute's podcast, ID the Future to be filled with pseudo-scientific nonsense (in the style that...
Tuesday, 16 April 2013

I've been endorsed

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A couple of years ago I joined LinkedIn and since then I have passively collected  nearly 200 contacts.  Unlike my Facebook friends, my Link...
Monday, 15 April 2013

Now that Cher's alive and well

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The demise of Mrs Thatcher last week has resulted in trending of a new hash tag on Twitter. #nowthatchersdead has caused a small stir amon...
Sunday, 14 April 2013

Creationist science . . . or is it?

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Over lunch last week I found myself in an interesting debate with a gentle and progressive Muslim friend and a gentle and polite Christian f...
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Saturday, 13 April 2013

Being fair to the Thatchers

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The final demise of Margaret Thatcher has been a hot topic for discussion this week.  Opinions are divided and there is little doubt that so...
Friday, 12 April 2013

Converted by C.S. Lewis . . . and a waterfall

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Francis Collins (of Human Genome Project fame) wasn't always a committed Christian, but in his later years he was converted. What could ...
Thursday, 11 April 2013

Cup of tea . . . and a hot-water bottle!

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A couple of weeks ago I was showing some friends around Oxford.  It was a chilly day and we had no intention of sitting outside when we stop...
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