A Moment of Prayer »

I attended a funeral today for a great great aunt who was a devoted churchgoer for all of her 96 years.  As a result the ceremony was highly religious with lots of pauses for prayer.
When they asked for people to bow their heads in prayer I simply assumed my non-theist prayer stance: hands clasped and […]

Interpreting the Bible on Fundamentalist’s Terms »

I came across this page in my random surfing yesterday and it got me to thinking. The page is maintained by a born-again Presbyterian who looks to have a slightly left-leaning political view judging from a glance around his site (Thanks to Riker from Prose Justice for pointing this out to me, I’d originally identified […]

A Toasty Miracle »

An atheist in Huddlesfield, England has seen the image of the Big Bang in a piece of toast.  This miracle is almost enough to absolve the U.K. of the silliness surrounding their recent ghostbusting exploits.
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Irreligiosity »

Irreligiosity is all about religion gone wrong.
If you count yourselves amongst the devout in a particular religion then please give me at least to the end of this post, and if you count yourself as a member of the neo-atheism movement that has been gaining popularity in recent years then please hold your vaguely smug […]