Stephen Tall has pointed me to this piece by John Rentoul on the Independent Blog: David Cameron voted against the majority of Conservative MPs who took part in the division yesterday on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. He was one of 37 Tories voting in favour; 49 voted against. The rest found something better… Continue reading Can Cameron Lead the Conservatives (part 587)?
Category: culture wars
Does religion really battle apathy?
I posted this response to Martin Turner’s Lib Dem Voice article Apathy in the UK on the comments but I’m keen to see a response so I’m cross posting it here: What he talked about was why he was backing religion in general (Greenbelt is a Christian arts festival), because it was a bulwark against… Continue reading Does religion really battle apathy?
Would Joseph Rowntree have praised or damned religion?
Reporting a recent piece of research published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Times adopts this approach: A CHARITY set up by an ardent Christian to fight slavery and the opium trade has identified a new social evil of the 21st century – religion. A poll by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation uncovered a widespread belief… Continue reading Would Joseph Rowntree have praised or damned religion?