violet’s bible interpretations part 3

Today’s bible study will look at how Christians are told their god God views women. The Bible is written by men for men, and many of the authors like to be clear to… Continue reading →

understanding gender inequality

Some facts about women: 50 % of the world population is female. 12% of the heads of government in the world are female. 20% of senior management positions are held by females. Conclusion:… Continue reading →

the clear understanding of life

preamble Why do I so readily dismiss the great and wise thinkers cited by people in their quest for truth or understanding? Two main reasons: 1. Most of the people referenced are dead.… Continue reading →

clarification for christian readers

one-upmanship: the art of outdoing or keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor As I state on my ‘About’ page, I’m a bit of a ranter and I like to argue. I have… Continue reading →

lurking 2: women! shut up!

This is the second post in my new series publishing comments that surprise me as I lurk round Christian blogs. Two things were brought to my attention yesterday that have affected today’s choice… Continue reading →

taking sex seriously

I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Christians take sex very seriously.  It’s only to be done within the sacred… Continue reading →

confusing labels

There’s much to be made of the ‘pro-life’ and ‘pro-choice’ handy-sized labels that tell us nothing of the actual issues. I was surprised to find an anti-abortion cartoon playing on these labels to be… Continue reading →

comment of the month

In response to some kind words uttered by the man who is now the new Catholic Pope, I did a short post on abortion yesterday.  I got the usual dig in about the… Continue reading →

taking life seriously

Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you to court or kill you. I’ve blogged about abortion before and tried to keep it as… Continue reading →

theism is natural

Like it or not, atheism is the default position. Theism is not automatic or inevitable. Theism is not natural. Theism is completely natural for the human race. I’m not an expert on anthropology,… Continue reading →