12 year old Egyptian has a few home truths to say – this is the real Egypt

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The tale of the “Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen is all about two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. When the Emperor parades before his subjects in his new “clothes” nobody dares say the rather obvious truth, and then a child cries … Read more

The trauma involved in leaving a cult

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Chartered Psychologist Jill Mytton has been speaking at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Counselling Psychology in Cardiff about children who grow up in religious cults. Her observation is that they face considerable difficulties, not only during their childhood, but also after leaving the group. She explains … “Second-generation adult survivors of high-demand … Read more

Philosophy Games for Children

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Children can benefit from learning philosophy from a young age. It is not necessary to drill them on Descartes and Kierkegaard; children can learn logic, evaluate ethical dilemmas, learn empathy, and consider the way they experience the world around them by playing philosophical games that are fun and simple. Keeping the age of the children … Read more

How can you get into Catholic heaven? – Just tweet apparently.

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Sometimes you just can’t make it up, to ensure that they can maintain their monopoly on complete and utter bullshit the Vatican has a special offer … In its latest attempt to keep up with the times the Vatican has married one of its oldest traditions to the world of social media by offering “indulgences” to followers … Read more

Claim by catholic Priest: “Homosexuals often commit the most physically brutal crimes that the police see.”

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John Zuhlsdorf, a catholic priest who blogs over at Fr. Z’s Blog, has made the most bizarre claim I’ve ever seen. He starts out with … Homosexuals often commit the most physically brutal crimes that the police see. And as you might expact, that opening line by itself drew a lot of twitter attention, so … Read more