‘If anyone ever deserved a good slap, this woman certainly did.’… Read the rest
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Is Ben Goldacre a Lone Potty-mouthed Pedant? 
Apr 25th, 2009 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Experts say new scientific evidence helpfully justifies massive pre-existing moral prejudice.… Read the rest
New Channel TV and One Law for All on Sharia
Apr 25th, 2009 |
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One Law for All has set up a free helpline for those denied their rights by Sharia councils.… Read the rest
Science Organizations and Accommodationism
Apr 25th, 2009 |
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It is particularly difficult to reconcile the scientific picture with the existence of an all-powerful, all-knowing, loving, providential deity.… Read the rest
Which door, oh which can it be
Apr 24th, 2009 4:43 pm | By Ophelia BensonJeremy has done a new game for TPM: The Monty Hall Puzzle. He would be grateful if people would give it a test run, and especially grateful if they (you) would tell him if there are any bugs.… Read the rest
Oh dear, a steamroller got there first?
Apr 24th, 2009 4:36 pm | By Ophelia BensonI saw a headline at BBC News today – on the Manchester page, so doubtless it reads differently to Mancunians. It read
Tributes to flat stabbing victim
Sorry, no offense to the departed, but you must admit…… Read the rest
UAE Prince on Video Torturing a Pakistani Man
Apr 24th, 2009 |
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Hit him with nail-studded boards, set him on fire, cattle prodded him, ran over him with Mercedes SUV.… Read the rest
Test the Monty Hall Puzzle Game at TPM
Apr 24th, 2009 |
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And tell Jeremy if there are any bugs. It’s a good game; have fun.… Read the rest
Obama Admin Not Delighted at Taliban Advance
Apr 24th, 2009 |
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Can’t imagine why.… Read the rest
Doctors Criticize ‘Treatment’ for Gayness
Apr 24th, 2009 |
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Psychologist claims to help people ‘increase their heterosexual potential’; RCP cites lack of evidence.… Read the rest
Pakistan: Death Mandatory for ‘Blasphemy’
Apr 24th, 2009 |
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A sentence short of death in blasphemy cases is un-Islamic and unconstitutional.… Read the rest
Another archbishop heard from
Apr 23rd, 2009 12:07 pm | By Ophelia BensonTypical of the moral blindness of the Catholic church on the condom issue – the archbishop of Sydney talks a lot of emollient drivel about sexual morality as the putative reason for saying condoms make the AIDS epidemic worse – without ever mentioning the blindingly obvious (to anyone but a moral idiot) that condoms are needed because AIDS transmission involves two people, one of whom can be as sexually faithful as any pope or archbishop could desire and still be infected by the other party. Usually this cashes out to women infected by men. The archbishop talks and talks and talks and talks and never mentions this. It is wicked to fail to mention it.
… Read the restTo blame Catholics and Pope
The Science and Religion Question
Apr 23rd, 2009 |
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Paul Fidalgo on Coyne, Dawkins, Myers, Scott, and ‘instigator’ atheism v the other kind.… Read the rest
Salil Tripathi on the Southall Uprising and Story
Apr 23rd, 2009 |
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The Southall Story celebrates what Salman Rushdie described in The Satanic Verses as ‘the city visible but unseen.’… Read the rest
Quantum Gods Don’t Deserve Your Faith
Apr 23rd, 2009 |
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Victor Stenger isolates and debunks the claims of ‘quantum theology’ and ‘quantum spirituality.’… Read the rest
Sydney Archbish Defends Pope’s Condom Advice
Apr 23rd, 2009 |
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Non-marital sex bad therefore condoms no help. Uninfected spouse should have married someone else.… Read the rest
Church of Scotland Mag: Accept Homosexuality
Apr 23rd, 2009 |
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Editorial in Church’s in-house mag challenges belief that the bible outlaws homosexuality.… Read the rest
Justin Trottier on Hijacking Durban II
Apr 23rd, 2009 |
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Defamation resolutions conflate individual rights and liberties with protection for ideas, religions and gods.… Read the rest
Austin Dacey: Durban II Was Deeply Flawed
Apr 23rd, 2009 |
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Conflating religious criticism with bigotry, Islamic states and their allies are fashioning new political cudgels.… Read the rest
The Political and Social Disaster in Pakistan
Apr 23rd, 2009 |
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Those who think Swat is a good idea have delusions about their ability to contain revolution.… Read the rest
