As I watched on television as the coffins of five more young British soldiers were carried from an aircraft at RAF Brize Norton yesterday, and with the number of British dead in Afghanistan now over one hundred, a small part of me thought, ‘is it really worth it?’
Yet this thought changes when you begin to [...] Read more »
Afghanistan - A fight we can’t afford to lose
In the Name of Atheism - Third in a Series
‘The burden in proving God doesn’t exist does not lie at my door; it’s up to believers to prove he does’ writes one atheist commentator. Though I wish I had a compelling personal journey which produced my atheism, I don’t. While I agree the burden lies with the believers, I will nevertheless try and justify [...] Read more »
The Church of England must stand up in the face of terror
I am a committed atheist. I subscribe to Christopher Hitchens’ view that ‘God is not great’, though I would not agree with him that anyone who believes in religion ought to be distrusted. A common misunderstanding is that one must be religious in order to recognize the role religion can play in making society a [...] Read more »
