Huff and Puff on Srebrenica Genocide Denial
Robert Spencer has invited me to arrange a debate with him. I would agree that Twitter limits proper detailed exchanges, but it does reveal the nature of how someone debates. Blogs also provide an...
View ArticleEgypt June 30: Revolution and the Army may step in
They never fail who die In a great cause: the block may soak their gore: Their heads may sodden in the sun; their limbs Be strung to city gates and castle walls— But still their Spirit walks abroad....
View ArticleImmigration – Migrating to a Civil Discourse
“Nihil humanum a me alienum puto, said the Roman poet Terence: ‘Nothing human is alien to me.’ The slogan of the old Immigration and Naturalization Service could have been the reverse: To us, no aliens...
View ArticleIslamism and the Scapegoating of Muslims
Once in ancient times when woes happened on a people, rituals were performed. A high priest would enter a temple having taken on, and hopefully been cleansed for, the sins of the nation. After this a...
View ArticleNew Jersey Ban Conversion Therapy
The New Jersey law banning conversion therapy is one step in the right direction of protecting children from abuse. It will undoubtedly be challenged by those who think that kids are parental property...
View ArticleArchbishop: Gay Stance Seen As Like Racism By Young People
There are many reasons why I am against the Church of England, and take a much harder line than apologists for it. “We have seen changes in the idea about sexuality, sexual behaviour,” he said. “We...
View ArticleVideo: Mona Eltahawy Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan
Mona Eltahawy Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan on Al Jazeera English: Mona Eltahawy showed herself to be the provocateur she wants to be as a feminist Muslim. As she says, is it empowering for women to...
View ArticleSave Me From Myself – The True Danger of Gay Marriage in Ireland
Robert McLiam Wilson, an Irish writer for Charlie Hebdo, guest posts on the forthcoming referendum in Ireland on equal marriage next week. and the curious change that this law is having on him. Robert...
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