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Sprowston Senior Citizens Club, Norwich
Tuesday, Sep 29, 2009On the corner of Wroxham Road and Recreation Road, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8EN.Re:Design Charles Darwin & Asa Gray on stage
Tuesday, Sep 8, 2009150 years after Charles Darwin first presented his theory to fellow scientists and amidst year-long Darwin celebrations in 2009, Re:Design is a fascinating and timely dramatisation of 30 years correspondence between Charles Darwin, Kent, England and Asa Gray in Boston, USA. Intellectual debate around science and religion is interwoven with gossip, opinion and anecdotes about everything from war and slavery, to family incidents and unfortunate gardening accidents. If you’re interested in joining a party to see the play, please get in touch ASAP.Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Tuesday, Sep 8, 2009Getting here is really easy, we are only 1 hour from the centre of London. There are trains every hour to and from London. Our address is: Mercury Theatre, Balkerne Gate, Colchester, CO1 1PT.Pay to stop them praying?
Monday, Sep 7, 2009Today I received through my letterbox a card from a church in Woodbridge offering to pray for me. That might seem a reasonable offer but as an atheist, I find the whole concept of prayer and worship distasteful and, frankly, ludicrous. I am very happy for others to believe in what they want to believe in but I am not at all happy for them to force their views or irrational practices and rituals on others without invitation.Philosophy, fish, and other matters
Saturday, Sep 5, 2009A quick trawl through the Internet for the weekend, to keep the little grey cells going. Firstly, Dr Stephen Law, a member of the BHA’s Humanist Philosophers, has a blog that’s worth reading. Among other things, he asks, “Does the concept of an intelligent designer make sense?’ We know the answer, but for anyone who doesn’t, here’s something to consider: … when we suppose that the spatio-temporal universe was created by some sort of agent, we are presumably supposing it was designed by a non-temporal agent an agent that does not (or at least did not then) exist in time.Reflections on War Martin Bell OBE
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009Martin Bell will be at the Unitarian Meeting House in Churchgate Street, Bury St Edmunds. This event is being sponsored by the Unitarian Trustees in association with Amnesty International, United Nations Association and Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource. Admission by ticket only. Contact Martin Gienke, martin@gienke.net, 01223 882426 or 0845 456 0091.Unitarian Meeting House, Bury St Edmunds
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009Churchgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RHThat atheist bus gets everywhere
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009![SIFRE programme](/wp-content/uploads/SIFRE programme 72.jpg)I was amused to get the latest Suffolk Inter-Faith Resource (SIFRE) programme in today’s post, with a picture of the atheist bus to illustrate Humanism. We’re affiliated to SIFRE – it means that we’re included in all sorts of consultations and educational programmes that we’d otherwise miss.The release of Al Megrahi
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009I’ve blogged about the release of Al Megrahi and have exchanged comments with freethinking friends on Twitter, who agreed with MacAskill’s decision. The issue has been confused by misunderstanding and bad journalism. What do you think?Today is World Humanitarian Day
Wednesday, Aug 19, 2009Today is World Humanitarian Day. This explanation is from the World Humanitarian Day website: The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted in its Plenary Session on 11th December 2008, the Swedish sponsored Omnibus Resolution on Strengthening of the Coordination of Emergency Humanitarian Assistance of the United Nations, that carried the historic decision by the world body, to designate the 19th August as World Humanitarian Day to honor all humanitarian and the United Nations and associated personnel who have lost their lives in the cause of duty and those who have worked in the promotion of the humanitarian cause.