The Stroppy Rabbit

According to a blog at Psychology Today , atheism will replace religion because it provides a better explanation of how the world works. Th...

A Catholic schoolgirl has been branded a truant for refusing to wear a headscarf and trousers to visit a mosque. The way this story is pre...

New Scientist: The imperfect universe: Goodbye, theory of everything But are we really getting any closer? Do we dare ask whether the sear...

There's quite a bit of interesting folklore about St George. In Russia, apparently, women leave clothes under bushes on St George's ...

I have just been followed on Twitter by an atheist whose slogan is "The Bible... Believe ALL of it, or, Believe NONE of it!" Th...

The Houdan hen was never drawn into the cult of Sredni Vashtar. Conradin had long ago settled that she was an Anabaptist. He did not pretend...

Equality Bill Passed I am pleased to report the successful passage of the Equality Bill through its final Commons stages on 6 April 2010, i...

Just been watching the absolutely marvellous Wonders of the Solar System (episode 1). Lots of beautiful imagery, lots of fascinating inform...

The thing that both atheists and fundamentalists fail to realise about the likelihood that the gospels' account of Jesus is almost entir...

This blogpost is part of Ada Lovelace Day , which is an international day of blogging to draw attention to the achievements of women in tech...

I was talking to some fellow Unitarians on Sunday and we all said how much we are looking forward to reading Philip Pullman's new book, ...

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