Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has spoken to BBC Radio 4 this morning on an issue regarding the growing tensions in the UK between those with secular and religious beliefs. The full article can be found here . It's a nice jesture, but marred perhaps by blaming secular approaches for the likes of Stalin and Hitler. This comes across as quite ironic really, given the kingdoms forged and wars fought in the name of 'God'. The truth be told evil doesn't come from being religious or non-rel...

Well there’s been a lot said regarding the last article. The debate has been well mannered, well as well mannered as internet debates get!   I want to quote directly from the comments section of the article in question; naturally I can’t cover everything in there so it’s worth having a scan through them if you get a chance.   I initially wrote:   “The obvious question to follow is 'How exactly did we get here?'. A puzzl...

In the first part of this article  i discussed how people consider religion as a means of teaching us how to act responsibly. I received some interesting comments, mostly about how how people felt they obtained their morality from sources other than religion. Perhaps the most interesting comment, and entirely unrelated was a comment from senior stubbyfinger, who informed us he had a large sexual organ. Congratulations stubby... Right so Religion, morality, back on track. Lets look at...

Let's look at the following statement: "Religion still has an important role in society today." This is something that many people would agree with, If you were to ask me if i was to agree with this statement i'd have to opt for the 'abstain' option. I will say however that i can understand why people agree with this statement. Religion is involved in teaching us one of the most important set of skills required to surive and flourish in modern day society, Morality. Religion has hel...

I think this is possibly the second time that i've tried to start a blog, heavy intoxication over the years prevents me from remembering exactly. I've never considered it important, because i've always felt blogs were A) never read and finally if they are read, only there for a means to fuel the ego of whichever semi-important person (or perhaps important, although you could ask if you were an important person - what you doing writing a blog for? Haven't you more pressing matters to attend ...