Category Archives: Religion

Coronation Chicken…

Posted on May 8, 2023 by literarylad

Can I open my eyes? Is it over yet – the festival of privilege?The TV has been off, I’ve been maintaining radio silence, trying to avoid the nonsense that has been going on in my name, but not with my … Continue reading →

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The Satanic Verses – Book Review

Posted on December 6, 2022 by literarylad

I bought this book more out of a sense of duty than anything else – a desire to show support for its author. As I’m sure you’ll all know, shortly after the book was published (1988), Salman Rushdie had a … Continue reading →

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Book Review – The Reluctant Gay Activist

Posted on October 28, 2022 by literarylad

This is the memoir of the late Terry Sanderson, familiar to me as a leading light in the National Secular Society (NSS), of which I’ve been a member for some years. I never spoke to Terry, but I remember him … Continue reading →

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Isn’t it our deference to religion that let the Taliban in?

Posted on September 2, 2021 by literarylad

Could it be that the Taliban’s greatest strength is not ruthlessness, lack of compassion, or their powerful external backers, but instead, their subservience to what they consider to be an unquestionable ideology? And surely then, the Western allies’ biggest mistake … Continue reading →

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Why you should consider joining the National Secular Society

Posted on December 1, 2020 by literarylad

On Saturday, for the first time, I attended the AGM of the National Secular society. It isn’t easy for me to get down to London, where they ‘re normally held, but this year, because of the pandemic, it was held … Continue reading →

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Queen’s speech an insult to most Britains

Posted on December 25, 2018 by literarylad

It seems a strange choice for the queen to use the few minutes she gets to speak to ‘her people’ each year to promote a minority religion. I wonder what the people thought today, when they tuned in to hear … Continue reading →

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Religious Intrusion in Perth

Posted on April 10, 2018 by literarylad

Mrs Literarylad and I have recently come back from a holiday in Australia. In Perth, we metaphorically walked our legs off exploring this city that we know well from previous visits, but which is changing rapidly. Down by the waterfront, … Continue reading →

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Charles Bradlaugh: Forgotten Hero?

Posted on September 15, 2017 by literarylad

If you haven’t heard of the Victorian freethinker and rights campaigner Charles Bradlaugh, it’s probably because the establishment have done their best to write him out of history. Bradlaugh was an atheist at a time when atheists were expected to stand … Continue reading →

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Airbrushing Easter

Posted on April 5, 2017 by literarylad

Apparently some church people have accused the National Trust of airbrushing Easter. I wondered what they were worried about – after all, airbrushes do give a nice smooth effect. Maybe, I thought, they don’t want the NT to use airbrushes because … Continue reading →

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The Inquisition may be History, but The Church is still an Oppressor

Posted on December 19, 2016 by literarylad

A nurse was recently dismissed from the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust for repeated inappropriate behaviour towards patients. Sarah Kuteh claims that she simply offered to pray with patients that she dealt with in the surgical pre-assessment unit. However, the … Continue reading →

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