STATEMENT 19 September 2011 The government should celebrate and protect marriage, not re-define it. The Evangelical Alliance is deeply concerned by news that the government is considering introducing laws to redefine marriage. We support addressing injustices suffered by people who choose gay lifestyles, and would welcome many measures to secure reasonable and fair access to [...]
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In the face of attempts to reinvent marriage in Britain the Evangelical Alliance have issued a statement
Posted: 20th September 2011 by graham in Church, Culture0
Dawkins too cowardly to debate with this Christian according to atheist Philosopher
Posted: 20th September 2011 by graham in Culture, preach_it!Having published my post yesterday ‘Does Dawkins make bigotry sound respectable?’ I have just heard of a Nationwide Debating Challenge to Atheists. William Lane Craig is a Christian Apologist and, one by one, debaters have run scared of him and have backed out of their agreement to debate him. Richard Dawkins has also refused to [...]
Does Dawkins make bigotry sound respectable?
Posted: 19th September 2011 by graham in Culture, news_comment, preach_it!Richard Dawkins may be a fool in the biblical sense but he is not unintelligent so I wonder what his tactic is with his current campaign to get any other but his own views excluded from science teaching in schools. It sounds to me like he is playing a long game and is aiming at [...]
Should Brits commemorate the USA terrorism atrocity of 9/11?
Posted: 10th September 2011 by graham in Culture, GlobalI do realise 9/11 has affected us too, it dragged us into an invasion of Iraq where hundreds of thousands of civilians died as a result (something for which our nation shares responsibility). But having said that, should the events of 9/11 have been filling our TV screens to the extent they have been this [...]
Abortion advice and counselling from someone who does not have a financial interest in the outcome of decision
Posted: 31st August 2011 by graham in CultureAmendments concerning the provision of independent information for women considering an abortion are expected to be tabled to Parliament’s Health and Social Care Bill, and will be debated on 6th September. Nadine Dorries MP and Frank Field MP with the backing of the Right to Know Campaign, have put forward the amendments. They want to [...]
Do I envy Steve Jobs? Though I have come to see that envy is an fulfilling track to be on, I have to admit that to envy others for what they are, or what they have, is part of being human. It is however a tendency best avoided and something which is even featured in [...]
‘Google deletes last 7 years of users digital life and shrugs’ is the title of the scary blog post.
Posted: 24th July 2011 by graham in Culture, GadgetsI saw it on Twitter @MikeTRose retweeted by @Glinner (Graham Linehan). You can see the blog post here. If this is true it alerts us all to putting too much trust in companies to hold our stuff securely in the ‘cloud’. Eggs in one basket warning! I do hope Google get this sorted, though it [...]