Category Archives: God

Muslim slave raiders

Posted on June 21, 2008 by acb

According to MacCulloch, (p 57) On the eastern and southern rim of Europe, Islam remained a threat until the end of the seventeenth century. Even when the activities of the Ottoman fleet were curbed after the battle of Lepanto in … Continue reading →

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Anglican energies

Posted on June 14, 2008 by acb

This post will veer, you’ll notice, between the sublime and the faintly ridiculous. I have often wondered, when dealing with the clergy of the Church of England, how it is that such palpably intelligent and thoughtful people, many of whom … Continue reading →

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Also, I may murder my own mother

Posted on June 7, 2008 by acb

I went round to see her this afternoon, because her smoke alarm was cheeping, and tried the change the battery. When I twisted it, as the embossed instructions said to do, I wrenched the whole damn thing off the ceiling. … Continue reading →

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Widespread revulsion at Andrew Brown

Posted on June 6, 2008 by acb

Various people—well, the religious affairs journalists Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Damian Thompson, and Ruth Gledhill—have complained about my column this week in the Church Times on the grounds that what I wrote about Chris Morgan was “despicable” (Damian), “totally distasteful … incredibly … Continue reading →

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Guilty and shameless

Posted on June 5, 2008 by acb

I haven’t posted anything for a couple of days. So I’m guilty; mostly because I have been on trains or racketing around in London when not writing two rather difficult pieces, but also because Santa came on Tuesday with a … Continue reading →

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Jesus saves the Mozart of Taxidermy

Posted on June 1, 2008 by acb

The Financial Times has a strangely moving story about a man whose mission it is to stuff very small and unremarkable fish. I started my taxidermy business when I was 22 and I struggled to earn a living for 12 … Continue reading →

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Explaining creationism in British schools

Posted on May 31, 2008 by acb

The first impulse for Melanie Phillips’ long journey to the very very right came from her experiences as one of the Guardian’s education writers, where the gap between propaganda and reality was just unbearable. Today’s paper shows what she was … Continue reading →

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A quick thought

Posted on May 28, 2008 by acb

I really don’t know the answer to this question. But when I read the work of Muslims trying to modernise/reform their religion by reinterpreting the Koran from first principles (well, all right, from our principles), I’m struck by one problem: … Continue reading →

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Paging Fred Clark

Posted on May 27, 2008 by acb

Dear Fred, not all the fanmail you get is spam. Some needs a reply …

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But this story is entirely true

Posted on May 23, 2008 by acb

Survivors of the last Lambeth Conference will remember the positively Burmese quality of press organisation. Apparently it was just as bad from the inside: someone working there asked what arrangements had been made to bring to Canterbury the Cardinal who … Continue reading →

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