A Return to Faith Healing (sort of)

Fresh from his abortion arguments, David has now spoken about medical science, faith healing, and touched upon the tragic story of Archie Battersbee. There are a number of issues with his latest post. For one, David resurrects the idea that faith healing is a valid form of treatment for serious illness and injury. He rejects […]

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Defence of the Indefensible

I would like to regard myself as being fairly placid (though Mario Kart and Football Manager can still put this notion to the test). However, sometimes, when people who know nothing of fatherhood assert to judge my parenting skills… Well, prepare for a response. A preacher or a teacher does not have to be married […]

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The Meerkat Muse – 29th June 2022

You know what time it is?! It’s Meerkat Muse time! Let’s dive right in shall we? The Curious Case of Vanishing News The other day, The Times newspaper ran an article about Boris Johnson, and his then-mistress Carrie, and the case of his attempt to make her his chief of staff (earning £100,000 a year), […]

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Staying out of other people’s business, P2

Part One can be found here. I’m cross-posting with the Coalition site for this part. A lot of you will never have heard of Dillon Awes. He is a pastor for a church in Texas. specifically Stedfast Baptist Church. I became aware of him via Bruce Gerencser, and I can honestly say I am beyond […]

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Horses and Bikes…

Ladies, especially those who ride horses or bikes, what do you make of this? The replies to ‘Alpha Masculinity’s’ tweet are hilarious! What we can assert from his tweets is that he is a control freak, who is greatly troubled by women enjoying sexual independence, or even independence of any kind (why else would he […]

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Corporal Punishment

What is corporal punishment? Simply put, it is a form of punishment (obviously), that has been largely phased out of western societies, and it is one that has not proven to be especially effective in its desired goal, namely, acting as a deterrent for crime. It has been used in various guises to try and […]

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The Neighbour’s Letter

Today a letter was posted through the letterbox. This is not in itself unusual, but this letter was a handwritten (then photocopied) document, from someone purporting to be a neighbour (who despite apparently being a neighbour had paid for postage). They were writing to ask how everyone was coping in these uncertain times, and then […]

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