Tag: faith
member name: Ian Thorpe
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February 28, 2008 12:12 PM EST --
Nothing new from me today as I have a stomach strain and it's playing havoc with my creative module. As many of my friends are guaranteed to have a well formed and well presented argument on almost . . .
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August 09, 2007 12:45 PM EDT --
After a lifetime of denouncing all things religious, it seems I may be due for a rethink.
Having heard rumours over several weeks to the effect that rent-boy-bothering evangelical preacher Ted Haggard . . .
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June 07, 2006 12:47 PM EDT --
Gay Marriage is getting churchy folk worked up across the pond again I see.
When people of the same gender want to get married it causes a lot of bad feeling all around the English - speaking world . . .
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November 07, 2006 11:22 AM EST --
1 November 2006
Its that time of year again when as a good pagan I should be recovering from my naked romp over Pendle Hill where on Halloween night we meet to cavort around under the . . .
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April 30, 2006 12:53 PM EDT --
Mayday is a holiday all around the world. Like many just global feasts it has survived from the old Earth Mother tradition of early man. In Britain, it is called Beltane or Good . . .
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January 22, 2008 12:32 PM EST --
Rethinking My Beliefs
As readers know I am not at all a religious person. The belief system I find closest to my view of life is Druidism. Now Druids have suffered a lot from the negative spin put . . .
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February 21, 2008 01:00 PM EST --
One of the big news items of last week was the story of the baby about eighteen months old in Tennessee who was carried into the air by a tornado but safely deposited in a nearby field to be found by . . .
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April 09, 2008 12:25 PM EDT --
Part 1 of 2 on the question that has kept scientists arguing for years - mostly because it belongs in the realm of philosophy. Lots of humour is this take on the topic.
Readers who prefer an eye . . .
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August 16, 2007 11:50 AM EDT --
Those of you who read my articles might be surprised to learn that earlier today I was guesting on a Chistian Radio show for London's Premier Radio station.
Even more strage, the producer Justin Brierley . . .
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April 15, 2006 12:49 PM EDT --
Not long ago a news item appeared about the removal of the Easter Bunny from schools and public buildings as it may offend non - Christians. There were the usual blustering about political correctness . . .
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February 15, 2008 12:21 PM EST --
A fascinating and disturbing television documentary last night dealt with infant evangelical preachers and focused particularly on seven year old Samuel who, according to his parents, has been preaching . . .
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March 02, 2008 12:44 PM EST --
An idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all: - Oscar Wilde.
This is not a book review as such, after recently posting a review of a book titled How To Talk About . . .
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March 18, 2008 02:17 PM EDT --
What's the difference between a Christian and a stockbroker?
The stockbroker knows he's lying
Jesus died on the cross for your sins.
So why beat yourself up with guilt? Enjoy your . . .
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March 26, 2008 01:41 PM EDT --
A LARGE PRINT version of this is available at Greenteeth Multi Media Follow the link to open the pager in a new window. A button is provided to close the Greenteeth window and return you . . .
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May 07, 2008 01:42 PM EDT --
When it is late but you are not sleepy, that is the time a documentary about a bunch of religious nutters is very welcome.
Last night was such a time for me and luckily Channel 4 obliged with a program . . .
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July 29, 2008 11:06 AM EDT --
Plenty of religious zealots have been styled "The Hound Of God" for their unrelenting pursuit of "heretics." With that in mind I wrote this piece of Doggerel to chronicle the efforts . . .
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March 31, 2008 12:32 PM EDT --
Part 3 of the Series A Short History of Abortion and Contraception.
Read earlier parts first: Part 1 Cavewomen and Contraception Part 2 Bronze Age Birth Control
Readers who prefer LARGER . . .
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April 02, 2008 11:38 AM EDT --
Part 4 and conclusion of the Series A Short History of Abortion and Contraception.
Read earlier parts first: Part 1 Cavewomen and Contraception Part 2 Bronze Age Birth Control Part 3 . . .
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March 28, 2006 12:28 PM EST --
Once again I begin by saying that I have no problem with most religions, I only take issue with those that try to insist their belief system is the absolute truth and nobody must ever question it. . . .
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February 05, 2008 12:03 PM EST --
Some time ago my dear friend Sandy Knauer drew my attention to a quasi-religious organisation named Quiverfull. Sandy wanted me to have a shot at writing a satirical article ridiculing these idiots whose . . .
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