Category Archives: Religion

Way of the Blogs: Blowback

Posted on 4 April 2009 by Robert

Comments on my Guardian piece. Continue reading →

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Defamation of Religion

Posted on 12 March 2009 by Robert

This doesn’t look good: Stressing that defamation of religions is a serious affront to human dignity leading to restriction on the freedom of religion of their adherents and incitement to religious hatred and violence… The above is tajken from a … Continue reading →

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Sentamu and the moral leadership of Anglicanism

Posted on 18 January 2009 by Robert

If the Church of England cannot provide a common moral vision for the world-wide Anglican Community, why should we suppose it would be any better at providing one for 21st Century Britain? Continue reading →

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Missed Opportunity

Posted on 16 October 2008 by Robert

This story from the BBC website just makes me angry. Continue reading →

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Was it worth it?

Posted on 9 September 2008 by Robert

Perversely, if the earth implodes into a black hole, it might actually be the one moment where human beings discover a true understanding of one another. Six billion people united in a single thought: “Whoops.” Perhaps that moment will be worth it. Continue reading →

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Hope, meet Cynicism

Posted on 9 April 2008 by Robert

Sullivan thinks Obama’s approach is refreshing and necessary to break the crippling deadlock in American political discourse. Meanwhile, Hitchens thinks that the Senator’s association with the Reverend Jerimiah Wright will be his Achilles Heel. Continue reading →

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Here we go again

Posted on 2 April 2008 by Robert

A classic multiculturalism scare story without substance, now honed to a fine art. This time, Ben Elton is the stooge: Ben Elton has said the BBC is too “scared” to broadcast jokes about Muslims for fear of provoking radical Islamists… … Continue reading →

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Embryo Research Bill III

Posted on 28 March 2008 by Robert

And another thing: Even now the Prime Minister has relented, and allowed his MPs a whip-less vote on the Embryo Research Bill, for Catholic MPs that does not necessarily mean more freedom. Instead of being whipped by the high-priests of … Continue reading →

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Embryo Research Bill II

Posted on 28 March 2008 by Robert

My second point about the Embryo Research Bill controversy is one of irritation.  The issue of whether Gordon Brown should have allowed Labour MPs a free vote was portrayed in the media as a battle between the Prime Minister and … Continue reading →

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Embryo Research Bill

Posted on 28 March 2008 by Robert

I think the animal cell is a sort of ‘surrogate’ that bears a similar relationship to the duplicating genes as a surrogate mother would to a baby that she carries. Continue reading →

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