Ragged Clown

This woman dreams of dying.

We all have to die sometime, but is that so bad?

Sitting in those pews transports me back through my memories.

Said Judas to Mary, “O what will you do with your ointment so rich and so rare?”

A big part of the funeral experience comes from the comforting traditions.

You either got faith or you got unbelief and there ain’t no neutral ground.

The priest held both of my hands in his and spoke the wisdom of the ages

Who, I wonder, is persuaded by philosophical arguments for God.

The religious battles of the 2000s in the USA backfired spectacularly and any victories were pyrrhic and temporary.

The Church of England was like the kindly old man who lived down the road.

Sin is just a manifestation of our Human Propensity to Fuck Things Up.

Mr Gooden took the whole class to go see Jesus Christ Superstar on stage.

The least interesting thing about religion is whether it is true.

The church is fading with the culture.

Why you should believe in God

There are three types of God. Which one do you believe in?

A series of short lectures on religion from my alma mater. Stalin and his gang had found lots of other ways to oppress people that didn’t have any of the fun bits of religion. Or, indeed. opium. Those hilarious people who put ‘Jedi’ on the census form. Two more in the series. Look out for […]

Walking in Betrand’s footsteps.

Which argument for God seems most persuasive to you?

Where are the Enlightenist charter schools?

[It’s that time again. That time when I rummage through my unfinished posts folder and decide which one’s would be better out than in and which belong in the digital toilet bowl. This one from March 2012 (barely) made the cut. 3 others weren’t so lucky. Two more (Run Silent, Run Deep and Confessions of […]

Is it fun to argue about religion?