Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Citizen Khan (pictured above) is a family-based British sitcom produced by the BBC and created by Adil Ray. It is set in Sparkhill, Birmingham, described by its lead character a Pakistani Muslim Mr Khan (Adil Ray) as “the capital of British Pakistan.” Citizen Khan follows the trials and tribulations of Mr Khan, a loud-mouthed, patriarchal, self-appointed community leader, and his long suffering wife (played by Shobu Kapoor) … Read more
Often a couple of words alone are enough to cause many to simply roll their eyes, and today’s example of that is “Andrew Brown”. Within his latest Guardian article, he attempts to make the claim … It is psychologically unnatural to claim that you hate an ideology without hating the people in whose lives it … Read more
The Rev David Robertson, the moderator-designate of the Free Church of Scotland, appears to be terribly upset that secular humanists have an objection to “magic” being taught in schools. The context here is that “Christian Today” is running an article in which he claims that Scottish Christianity (is that a specific sect?) is under threat from … Read more
It sounds utterly absurd, and the reason it does is because it truly is by any reasonable or rational measure. The BBC has the details … A British-Iranian woman detained in Iran after trying to watch a men’s volleyball match has been sentenced to a year in prison, her lawyer says. Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was … Read more
There is an organisation whose goals I support called the Freedom from Religion Foundation. They are a non-profit based in Madison, Wisconsin and they promote the separation of church and state, and educates the public on matters relating to atheism, agnosticism, and non theism. There is also a clone group that attempts to mirror them called Freedom from Atheism Foundation and they promote … … Read more
Neil Carter, a former church elder who is now a skeptic and blogs over at Godless in Dixie, gave a great talk last year that was part of the Interview an Atheist at Church Day (May 5, 2013). This specific one was organised by the pastor of the Meadowbrook Church of Christ and is a great … Read more