A survey of 2,000 British adults was commissioned to mark the launch of the new TV series ‘Believe’. The poll asked respondents about their beliefs as well as superstitions that still hold sway in...
This judges summary seems pretty accurate to me. Couple sentenced to jailtime ( enough?) for the wholly preventable death of their son. Makes for grim reading, especially when you consider that the...
The Danish scientist, mathematician, inventor, designer, author, poet Piet Hein created many wise small poems. Here is one: The road to wisdom? Well, it's plain And simple to express: Err and err and...
Quite surprised nobody has posted a comment here. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-05/scathing-un-report-demands-vatican-act-against-child-sex-abuse/5241300 I like this from the Vatican's response:...
A person's personality can sometimes be radically and permanently altered by brain injury, disease, emotional trauma, drugs and alcohol. This is an established fact. If we also accept as fact the...
Question posed at Edge magazine website.Among them some fairly controversial recommendations, I think, either because to discard them seems counter-intuitive, or because others are somewhat cherished,...
In a rather belated response to a thread started by Goodlife, I would like to pose the question: * Why do so few Christians follow the actual teachings of Jesus? * You'd think they'd be falling over...
A mini- storm has erupted, yet again, over a cartoon. This time it is an innocuous Jesus and Mo cartoon, worn on the T-shirts of 2 atheist studio guests debating religion on a BBC TV show. The BBC...
We all know the threat posed by extremists – murder, terrorism etc. Many religious moderates routinely label the criticism of religious beliefs and practices as intolerant. In doing so, do the these...
Many people have wondered for centuries as to whether Angels are real or imaginary. To those people who feel they have actually seen an angel, there is no debate.
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/31/22118603-scores-die-as-followers-of-prophet-gedeon-seize-tv-station-in-congo?lite?ocid=twitter Among the significant events that Jesus said would mark...