Posts Tagged: religious people
TROUBLE AHEAD
“And isn’t her grand-daughter a sweetheart? She’s so smart too- you could never guess she is only seven from the things she says! Always discussing hijab with her mother and grandmother- you’ll die from laughter at the things she says!”
TROUBLE AHEAD
“And isn’t her grand-daughter a sweetheart? She’s so smart too- you could never guess she is only seven from the things she says! Always discussing hijab with her mother and grandmother- you’ll die from laughter at the things she says!”
WHAT ABOUT GOD AND THE CHILDREN?
The introduction of the Golden Boy and the Princess to religiosity was typical of them both: the Princess realized people believe in really weird things a couple of years ago when a friend informed her that she shouldn’t eat pepperoni
WHAT ABOUT GOD AND THE CHILDREN?
The introduction of the Golden Boy and the Princess to religiosity was typical of them both: the Princess realized people believe in really weird things a couple of years ago when a friend informed her that she shouldn’t eat pepperoni
LIES, DAMN LIES
We have all experienced that frisson of horror, when we see a book turned into a film and the characters are nothing like we imagined them. Indeed, such horrified reactions hit mainstream news only recently, when outraged racist viewers of
LIES, DAMN LIES
We have all experienced that frisson of horror, when we see a book turned into a film and the characters are nothing like we imagined them. Indeed, such horrified reactions hit mainstream news only recently, when outraged racist viewers of
TO KILL A CONVERSATION
“You’re mixing up depression and despair, sir. One’s a condition of the mind, the other of the soul.” “And nowadays the Church can tell the difference?” he said, smiling. “Sometimes, ” she said. “But it doesn’t matter. God always can.”
TO KILL A CONVERSATION
“You’re mixing up depression and despair, sir. One’s a condition of the mind, the other of the soul.” “And nowadays the Church can tell the difference?” he said, smiling. “Sometimes, ” she said. “But it doesn’t matter. God always can.”
ADVICE TO PARENTS
It is a common complaint among parents that although they themselves, blessed children of the sixties, seventies and, alright, ‘eighties, may have the superior musical taste which allows them to appreciate the finer tunes of our age, their children do not. Thus,
ADVICE TO PARENTS
It is a common complaint among parents that although they themselves, blessed children of the sixties, seventies and, alright, ‘eighties, may have the superior musical taste which allows them to appreciate the finer tunes of our age, their children do not. Thus,
“On Religious Stupidity”
It appears we are surrounded by religious stupidity. In one of the safest countries in the world, a sane person goes on a murder rampage so the word Christian may be affixed to terrorist; in the US, the four presidential
“On Religious Stupidity”
It appears we are surrounded by religious stupidity. In one of the safest countries in the world, a sane person goes on a murder rampage so the word Christian may be affixed to terrorist; in the US, the four presidential
BEER AND BACON
Dear Dad, You brought us up on a diet of beer and bacon. Your enjoyment of both these items was so intense throughout my childhood that I still drink Guiness as a tribute to you, and whenever I sniff the
BEER AND BACON
Dear Dad, You brought us up on a diet of beer and bacon. Your enjoyment of both these items was so intense throughout my childhood that I still drink Guiness as a tribute to you, and whenever I sniff the
WOULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN, MADAM?
People change. They become ill, gain weight, lose weight, become poorer, richer, lose their loved ones, just grow older. And they develop mechanisms to cope with these changes: sometimes they become more religious, sometimes less so, sometimes they need a
WOULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN, MADAM?
People change. They become ill, gain weight, lose weight, become poorer, richer, lose their loved ones, just grow older. And they develop mechanisms to cope with these changes: sometimes they become more religious, sometimes less so, sometimes they need a
YOU ARE OPPRESSED, AND YOU ARE VERY CONFUSED
OK, Maryam Rana, you 21-year old student at Toronto University, you who have decided to wear a niqab which covers all your face, I will rise to your bait. I will give you some more publicity, which you clearly crave, with your
YOU ARE OPPRESSED, AND YOU ARE VERY CONFUSED
OK, Maryam Rana, you 21-year old student at Toronto University, you who have decided to wear a niqab which covers all your face, I will rise to your bait. I will give you some more publicity, which you clearly crave, with your
EFFECTS OF EARLY TRAINING
Growing up with my parents, we socialised with two groups of people: those in front of whom it was necessary to cover my hair, and those in front of whom my hair was free. My parents’ civil servant colleagues and
EFFECTS OF EARLY TRAINING
Growing up with my parents, we socialised with two groups of people: those in front of whom it was necessary to cover my hair, and those in front of whom my hair was free. My parents’ civil servant colleagues and
