Some Wikia definitions.
Common Errors In English Usage.
Origin of Huxley's term 'agnosticism.'
Dawkins speech on 'fundamental' and arrogant atheism:
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Crazy vs Religion
The Irish Times religious affairs correspondent seems like a nice enough chap and a decent writer/journalist too. He and Seán Moncrieff had a pleasant chat on Newstalk during the week, ranging over Catholicism, Christianity, the history of the Jews in Ireland, etc. Most entertaining.
Then Patsy said something which made me drop my monocle [...]
About this time last year, someone pointed me at a fairly long post called A Contemplation on Music by PreacherMike. It quotes a lengthy address by Karl Paulnack, director of the music division at Boston Conservatory to the incoming freshmen of 2004 (as far as I remember).
For musicians or lovers of music, it's a delightful [...]
The Sky-God is angry. Grunt!
And you thought it couldn't happen here.
I had the misfortune to hear a radio interview a couple of weeks back that was both hilarious and terrifying at the same time. On this little isle of ours, up north in Belfast to be exact, the Minister for Arts and Culture has recommended [...]
Mike Ovey, of Oak Hill Theological College, set forth one of religion’s favorite fallacies — “absence of belief is a religion” — and added one I’ve never experienced — “faith is objective because it can be taught.”
Full article: Judge: Christian beliefs have no legal standing. Evangelicals call it persecution | Paliban Daily.
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What about the right to be Fabulous?
Just let me say up front, I knew this would happen someday. A preacher was arrested in the UK last week for telling people publicly that homosexuality is a sin. He claims that he should have freedom of religious speech.
To begin with, there's no such thing as completely 'free' [...]
As apparitions go, this is a pretty good one. Congrats Jesus. Much better than that silly toasted cheese sandwich.
Or maybe it's Mohammed…? Oops!
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