Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Mike Bickle is an Evangelical leader who is well known as the founder of the International House of Prayer (IHOPKC). He now stands accused by multiple people of sexual abuse over many decades. Before we get into the details of that, let’s first lay out who he is and how much power and influence he … Read more
This is not a posting about somebody having a really bad religious experience, nor is it surreal poetry. Instead, it is about a pastor who has grasped the familiar “Bride of Christ” imagery that exists within the bible and then proceeded to run hard and fast with it as Christian Porn. Beyond the bizarreness, it … Read more
As you might be aware, the Republican National Convention in Cleveland passed what is perhaps the most hostile anti-LGBT platform ever seen in its history. With that in mind you might perhaps anticipate that when it town all these white straight anglo-saxons would have caused the normal trade being plied by local gay sex workers … Read more
Time for me to indulge myself in a little rant about the increasing pervasiveness of what can best be termed click-bait, but first, since it is January 1, I’ll start with a bit of crowd sourcing by taking a quick look at the statistics to see which of my posts got the most views in 2014. Here are the … Read more
A big-ticket item that religious beliefs often promote is the idea that they retain an exclusive claim on the high moral ground – unless you embrace the belief and (slipping into Christian speak mode) are washed in the blood of Jesus / Baptised in the spirit / have invited Jesus into your heart, then you are lost and … Read more
Great article in the papers again today … no prizes for guessing which one … yes indeed, its the Guardian. It does indeed cause me ponder at times what the heck all the other papers are churning out these days. Anyway, the article is by Polly Toynbee, Columnist of the Year in 2007, also an … Read more