Diary
One Law for All London rally, November 21.
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009A message from Maryam Namazie of the One Law for All campaign about the rally on November 21: I am now responding to Sharia-related comments and questions every day of the week until the One Law for All rally on November 21. You can see my responses for the past two weeks by visiting the One Law for All website. If you have any questions or comments, please email them to me or post them on the website and Ill be sure to respond.The Galaxy Song a happy way to end the day
Monday, Oct 26, 20097 days to listen to the Creationism debate on Radio Suffolk
Monday, Oct 26, 2009The discussion about creationism in school science lessons on BBC Radio Suffolk is now online. It’s on James Hazell’s programme, 26th October, about 35 minutes in. You have 7 days to listen.Do storks bring babies?
Monday, Oct 26, 2009If we are going to teach ‘creation science’ as an alternative to evolution, then we should also teach the stork theory as an alternative to biological reproduction.Rebranding Christmas?
Monday, Oct 26, 2009The Bishop of Lichfield has criticised councils that “rebrand” Christmas to avoid offending other religions. This is ironic, considering that the Christian church rebranded the earlier pagan midwinter festival in about the 4th century. The bishop needs a history lesson.The creationism in schools debate on BBC Radio Suffolk
Monday, Oct 26, 2009I was on BBC Radio Suffolk today, talking about the MORI poll that shows 54% of Britons think creationism & ID should be taught in school science lessons. You can listen again via the website. It’s on the James Hazell programme, from about 10.10am. The other contributor was Prof. Michael Reiss, who resigned from his role as the Royal Society’s director of Education over the issue. Listen to the phone-in after the interviews.54% of Britons need remedial science education
Monday, Oct 26, 200954% of Britons think creationism and intelligent design should be taught alongside evolution in school science lessons, according to a MORI poll commissioned by the British Council, which suggests that those 54% didn’t pay much attention to their own science lessons, or weren’t taught well. If the school curriculum was determined by parental choice, ignorance would be perpetuated ad infinitum. Read why the creationists and intelligent design enthusiasts are wrong.No warm welcome for Pope Ben?
Sunday, Oct 25, 2009When Pope Benedict XVI visits the UK next year, he might have expected protests from gay and lesbian organisations, child protection campaigners, and HIV and AIDS activists. Now it’s looking like his reception by our Head of State, HM Queen Elizabeth II, might be somewhat frosty, and Archbishop Rowan Williams may find it hard to be welcoming. On the 19th October, Ann Widdecombe MP and Archbishop Onaiyekan lost a debate with Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry that “The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world.Myth-busting with Dawkins
Saturday, Oct 24, 2009Richard Dawkins has struck a book deal with Transworld, part of the Random House group, with a title aimed at teenagers, due out in autumn 2011: Aimed at the adult and young adult market, the book addresses big questions about the natural world, including What is a Rainbow? Why are there Seasons? and Who Was the First Man and the First Woman? Each question is answered first by myth and legend, and then by lucid scientific explanation.East meets West National Inter-Faith Week in Suffolk
Saturday, Oct 24, 2009A Humanist will be among a group of Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource people on the 1st floor at Hadleigh Library to play the board game Diversity. Come and learn about some of the faiths practiced in Suffolk. Suffolk Humanists & Secularists is affiliated to SIFRE.