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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‘Modesty and Lust’

Not for the first time, I have found myself aware of a dubious post regarding women and modesty. This time it’s via the good work of my friend Bruce, and it concerns this post by one Tom Brennan. I’m not going to quote Mr Brennan’s entire post (you can read it at his site if […]

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Where Politics and Religion Collide

Continuing the recent theme (I would really rather not be writing this post, but at the same time, I don’t see why I should turn a blind eye to something that encourages discrimination), I’m going to tackle an argument that popped up as part of a wider discussion with the author of an article over […]

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Nice to be Immortalised

It would seem I’m getting exposure (ok, not quite, for they don’t actually link to my site, but it’s a step in the right direction). The link below is almost certainly aimed at the ongoing ‘discussion’ I am having with the site’s author. The Homosexual Whine – http://wp.me/p2scSq-17z It’s quite flattering in a way – […]

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Is Sin a Religious Concept?

Before I answer the question, some context. I am having a discussion (which you can follow directly here) on homosexuality, persecution, righteousness and sin. I don’t normally ‘stick my oar in’ in situations like this, but upon reading the post, I felt compelled to offer up a reply. I want to also add a caveat […]

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Very true Observations from The Ego Factor

I keep discovering new and interesting sites via WordPress, and this one is no exception. This post, by one Chris Murray, author of the Ego Factor, is an excellent and far better version of a post I myself made earlier today to describe religious problems. As I said before, extremism is a problem for many […]

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It’s not a Culture War

Stop calling it a “culture war,” call it what it actually is – http://wp.me/p6y1O9-1V This article, reblogged from Unprotected Sects (I love the site name), neatly sums up the attitudes on display from the more radical elements of the religious right. For them, equality is not about living and let living, but about maintaining any […]

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