Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
I’ve been running with a bit of a theme for the past couple of weekends on the topic of “prayer” as a concept and asking if it has any real viability as a concept .. On 15th June I was mulling over the concept itself with – If Prayer works, then the UK Royals should be … Read more
I spotted a brief little letter in the York Daily that is so in denial of reality that it rather amused me … For some time now I have been reading people’s letters to the editor about religion and Christianity. There is only one way to solve their problems regarding their differences about the Bible. … Read more
Nathalie Morin, a Canadian woman married and living in Saudi Arabia, was locked in her house along with the whole family by her “loving” husband who then went for a week-long visit to see relatives in another town. As their supplies of food and water started to run out, she sent a text message to two human … Read more
The European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council has been giving the idea of “freedom to believe” some thought, so what have the come up with? They have issued 18 pages of EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief. It basically endorses the concept of freedom of thought and points out that this includes all … Read more
Noor Basra and Noor Sheza, aged 15 and 16, made a mobile phone clip of themselves dancing in the rain outside their house in the town of Chilas, in the northern region of Gilgit, Pakistan. When it then circulated, there was outrage, so much so, that it motivated five thugs to shoot both them and their … Read more
Today a bit of good news … Rimsha Masih is now safe. She is the 11 year old Pakistani girl who was arrested last August in Islamabad after a Muslim cleric accused her of burning the Qur’an, and was held in jail before getting bail. Did she actually burn a Quran, perhaps accidently? Nope, not at all, the … Read more