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More Delusions About Religion
I saw this Letter to the Editor in George Takei's Facebook feed yesterday. I'm not sure which newspaper it's from, but it's probably an Australian one because the writer is from Kalangadoo, which is a tiny settlement in South Australia. It's not easy to read, so...
Simon’s Cat: Fish Tank
I'm in the middle of a new post. In the meantime, Simon Tofield has posted a new episode of Simon's Cat, called 'Fish Tank' billed as "a curious cat fishing for trouble." Tofield also says there'll soon be a new episode in the 'Cat Logic' series too, which will be...
Air-Brushing Islam Won’t Stop the Bigots
I don't regularly read The Huffington Post or Slate, but in the last few weeks a USian friend has sent me a series of links to increasingly egregious examples of apologists for Islam on their websites. There is not doubt that especially in OECD countries, Muslims are...
The Third Eagle of the Apocalypse
I first came across William Tapley, aka The Third Eagle of the Apocalypse and Co-prophet of the End Times, a few years ago via Anderson Cooper's show on CNN - AC360. He's one of those who believes that the book of Revelation in the Bible lays out a prophecy for the...
Simon’s Cat: Cat Grooming
I've got another post in the works that'll be out today or tomorrow. It's quite hard to write while I'm concurrently being bombarded with the propaganda from the Republican convention. The TV's on pause at the moment, and when I start it again it'll be to suffer...
Mike Pence – A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
In the press conference to announce his running mate for the 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump spoke for 28 minutes, much of which was rambling about irrelevancies and resembled one of his rallies, before finally naming Mike Pence, governor or Indiana, and...
James Cameron does New Zealand
The publicity arm of the New Zealand Tourism Board, known as 100% Pure New Zealand, have made a series of videos featuring well known director James Cameron. Cameron, whose movies include Avatar, Titanic, Terminator, and Rambo moved to New Zealand four years ago. The...
Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter
For a while it looked like he was going to have trouble getting it built, but last week Ken Ham did it - he opened his latest Bible-themed exhibit (his first was the Creation Museum) in Williamstown, Kentucky. It's a life-size version of Noah's Ark from the Biblical...
Friday Sermon in Cincinnati: Women Must Stay Home and Serve Their Husbands
There are many imams and other Muslims who are working hard to reform Islam from within. These people are often risking their lives in order to bring the values of equality and humanism to their religion. They have established mosques where men and women worship side...
The Honesty of Hillary Clinton
There is no doubt that Hillary Clinton has a trust deficit with voters. Both her Democratic and Republican opponents have questioned her honesty throughout the primary campaign and the innuendo has stuck. In August 2015 Quinnipiac University as part of their regular...
Brexit Happened, But What Happens Next?
I thought the eminently sensible British would vote Bremain but I got it wrong. It's a perennial problem with referenda - people vote on emotions, half of those voting are of less than average intelligence, and a majority aren't fully informed on the issue. In my...
Why I Oppose Brexit
On Thursday Britain will vote on whether or not to remain in the European Union. This is a vitally significant decision for both Britain and Europe and in my opinion, far more important than a general election. It will have far-reaching consequences that will last...