A very honest and perspicacious article by Giles Fraser in the Guardian on Monday about how organised religion has unedifyingly thrown itself out of the temple, or rather registry office. It puts new light on things like Islington’s Registra-Martyr. It all feels too much like the parable of the prodigal son. You sometimes get the… Continue reading Throwing their bibles out of their prams
Day: June 16, 2008
The people have spoken. The eejits.
Actually, contrary to what the above headline might imply (I couldn’t resist), I’m actually quite sanguine about the Irish “no” vote on Thursday. I’m not at all convinced that Europe has been “saved” by the Irish or that the Lisbon Treaty was anything other than a moderate and sensible reform, but this latest chapter in… Continue reading The people have spoken. The eejits.