Secularism2012
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Category Archives: Religion
‘No Free School is allowed to teach creationism.’
Further to the recent discussion thread here, I utilised the BHA-provided e-mail facility for expressing concern to Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove. And have today received the following […]
Few does not always mean insignificant
Early in the week, I cut a short news clipping out of i, caught by its headline ‘Cervical cancer tests banned on religious grounds’ (differently titled online), sourced from an […]
Continuing exercises in futility
In my Inbox this morning, a Jobsite Jobs-by-Email Alert for ‘Post Production Editor’. Money not great, but in (what I remember as) a nicer town than my current residence, so […]
Support rationalism and free speech in the world’s largest democracy – petition
India’s constitution explicitly protects free speech, but is apparently failing Sanal Edamaruku‘s right to it. Please follow the link for information and sign the petition: http://blog.newhumanist.org.uk/2012/06/petition-calling-on-catholic-church-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewHumanistBlog+%28New+Humanist+Blog%29
Gover
This afternoon, I heard Michael Gove being interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s The World at One, which finished off with him justifying his vanity contribution to the ‘Big Society’ – […]
Stop female genital mutilation – petition
Stop female genital mutilation – please follow the link and sign the petition: http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stop_female_genital_mutilation_in_the_UK/?cnhcWbb
Cardinal logic
I am provoked into re-addressing the defensive decrying of secularist critique of what the prominent faithful hold dear (ie relevance through political influence), as promulgated by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor who […]
Lee Turnpenny 