From Jeff’s favourite comic, XKCD,

“I believe it’s a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And that’s what we need to do is amend the Constitution so it’s in God’s standards rather than … Continue reading →

Now that we have embraced Ceremonial Deism, our spiritual lives have improved 9-fold. Christmas was especially good this year. We don’t usually bother much with prezzies apart from a little something for the kids but this year we decided to … Continue reading →

Oh! Hai! Every now and then something finds exactly the right spot on my funny bone and I laugh and laugh and laugh. There something about Absurdist Humour in the Monty Python (“Where is that fish?”), League of Gentlemen (“Those … Continue reading →

Captain Groggy Swagger and I were having a pleasant chat in the comments to my post on Songs of Praise about whether it is appropriate for an atheist to sing Carols or say Grace. There are some religious things that … Continue reading →

A new study by Michigan State sociologist Ralph Pyle presented at this month’s joint meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association in Tampa, Fla., shows how all sides in the conservative-liberal religious … Continue reading →

In an otherwise excellent article, The Economist commits an error of logic. “A few have taken to calling themselves “Brights” for no good reason and to widespread mirth.” In fact, I call myself a Bright for a very good reason… … Continue reading →