Islam can’t be made nice
Says Armin Navabi: The only way to reform Islam is to get rid of Islam. A short video, lasting just over two minutes. Navabi is right, provided by “reform” we mean “make nice”. That verbal quibble...
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… but something there. Originally posted at Brian Micklethwait’s Old Blog
View ArticleExcellent photo of Ricky Gervais
Now that I still can’t be showing off any of my own photos, I am keeping my eye more than usually open for other photos worth linking to. So, what do you reckon on this? I think it’s a wonderful photo....
View ArticleOn Ex-Muslims and on the lack of social media omnipotence
Over the course of the last few days, Facebook suppressed Ex-Muslim TV but has now allowed it back on air again. Which provides me with a perfect excuse to write some topical commentary on the subject...
View Article“I love it when Dawkins admitted that!”
I recently watched this duet rant by David Wood and, when he can get a word in, Robert Spencer. David Wood, a new name to me, is a Christian, but not the sort of Christian who believes in turning the...
View ArticleThe Babylon Bee joins Twitter and Facebook in seeking to suppress claims that...
Yes, my favourite insect has for many weeks been a bee, the Babylon Bee. But now, the Bee is telling me this: Since you did not click on that article, you were not horrified by all the alleged...
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Hitchens talks to Paxman
I fear that I may now be an I-may-be-about-to-die bore. In the sense that I can think of nothing which I am now doing or saying or even thinking which is not happening under the shadow of my recent...
View ArticleNational Geographic on the evidence for evolution
Following my recent medical disappointments, I have been pondering, as you do in such circumstances, the big questions. Like: What Do I Really Believe? And it turns out that one of the biggest things I...
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