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Posted by on Oct 26, 2012 in Politics, Secularism | 20 comments

Rebecca Watson’s Slate article

Rebecca Watson’s article in Slate has (predictably) led to a flare-up of tempers in the battles that have raged since Elevatorgate. At some point, we’ll need to find a way out of this mess, and I’d suggest that doing so requires a little more temperance on all sides, and an increased willingness to listen without caring most for keeping score.

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Posted by on Oct 22, 2012 in Atheism, Secularism | 4 comments

Two “strange world” observations

On opposite ends of the world, two strange things: one, Billy Graham seems to sacrifice significant credibility with his Christian flock by recognising Mormons as “not a cult”, and second, a South African Labour Court rules that you can’t be fired after missing work for a month – because you’ve been continually harassed by your ancestors. Who are, of course, dead.

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