Category Archives: Religion
Airbrushing Easter
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
At Cross Purposes…
The British Legion sent me this cross. I like the British Legion. They’re a worthy charity, and they do valuable work, including providing social clubs for millions of people across the country (even if many of those clubs are in decline). … Continue reading
Religious schools are the problem
I’m not surprised that Michael Gove’s free school program has run into difficulties. The focus of discontent has so far been limited to fundamentalist (i.e., extreme) Muslim schools. It’s easy to see the danger of allowing a school to be … Continue reading
Why should god have all the best buns?
Hmm, hot cross buns. Or as us secularists like to call them; tea cakes. Here in the literary lad household we’re not religious, but we do rather like the Easter bunny, who died on Watership down to save us all, … Continue reading
Can Atheists endure Christmas?
So, it’s over, the thing known as Xmas; that temporary distraction from the cold, wet, bleak British winter. This year I’m feeling somewhat more relieved about that than usual. Maybe I’m getting paranoid in my old age, but this Christmas … Continue reading
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