by Heather Hastie | Sep 14, 2015 | Middle East, Religion, Terrorism, Winners and Worries
My Winner of the Week this week was The Free World, an entity that is growing every day as freedom and democracy continue to spread. Long-term, as I said, I have no doubt that it is the values of secularism and humanism that will take hold. The behaviour of many...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 13, 2015 | International Politics, Religion
Regular readers will know I’ve been looking for a new name for my weekly Sunday posts. I’ve decided on “Winner of the Week” for Bouquet/Saint. And because he put in so many suggestions I had to choose one of Paxton Marshall’s for...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 11, 2015 | Atheism, Religion, Women
There are probably some people out there that think even asking whether God is gay is blasphemy, or at least disgraceful and insulting, so there are couple of things I unfortunately have to say before I even start. Firstly, being gay is normal; it is simply less...
by Heather Hastie | Sep 8, 2015 | Atheism, Religion
Last Friday (4 September) regular commenter on Jerry Coyne’s Why Evolution is True website Ben Goren, wrote a guest piece: The One Question a Christian Can’t Answer. It was about the big problem with Christian belief: why God doesn’t intervene to...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 30, 2015 | Australia, Democracy, Religion, US Politics, Winners and Worries
This week the Sinner is again political – it’s easy to find a recipient in US politics – and the Saint award goes to Australia. Giving an award to Australia is damn near impossible for any New Zealander, so make the most of it – it might never...
by Heather Hastie | Aug 23, 2015 | Great Britain & Europe, Religion, Science & Nature, Winners and Worries
It’s a short one this week as I’ve actually managed to post a few articles. The Brickbat and Bouquet are both to entities of English origin. SINNER OF THE WEEK Dr Who I love Dr Who. I’ve grown up with Dr Who. It was first broadcast in the year of my...
