There is nothing an atheist likes more than a really dumb or hypocritical believer. And, let’s face it, they’re not hard to find. In fact, finding that George Bush Jnr. has strong religious convictions is kind of reassuring – he is not one of us! But what do we do with smart people with spiritual [...]
Entries from December 2006
December 14, 2006
A Private Execution
“Jane was then taken out to Tower Green, inside the Tower of London, for a private execution. With few exceptions, private executions applied to royalty alone; Jane’s private execution occurred at the request of Queen Mary, as a gesture of respect for her cousin. John de Feckenham, who had failed to convert Jane, stayed with [...]
December 11, 2006
What’s that got to do with love?
Arkin poured some milk into Drew’s mug, lifted the dirty kettle and splashed the hot water onto the heaped spoonful of coffee. He indicated towards the young mechanic sitting sullenly against the workshop wall. “Don’t worry about Monkey,” he said. “We call him that because he does bugger all but hang around all day.”
The other [...]
December 5, 2006
All Along The Watchtower
When the Jehovah’s Witnesses or Mormons came knocking on our door, my mother was always ready. A quietly religious but deeply unassuming woman, she must have appeared an easy mark for the well-dressed missionaries at the door. Within minutes of listening attentively to their discourse, however, she would reappear with her own annotated Bible and [...]
