Daily Archives: 25/12/2010

Richard Dawkins wins Hypocrite of the Year Award (every year)

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The usual mob of angry atheists are loudly complaining about the Pope speaking for a few minutes on BBC radio: Storm over Pope’s Thought for the Day as scores of listeners complain to the BBC Loudest of all is the increasingly … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Secularism

‘Hill Christmas’ by R. S. Thomas

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Hill Christmas by R. S. Thomas They came over the snow to the bread’s purer snow, fumbled it in their huge hands, put their lips to it like beasts, stared into the dark chalice where the wine shone, felt it sharp … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry

Fundamentalist Muslims bomb Catholic church in the Philippines

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Priest, 8 others hurt in Sulu chapel blast  ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines  – Nine people were wounded yesterday when a bomb went off in a chapel inside a police camp during a Christmas Mass in Jolo, Sulu, officials said. Regional police … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Churches, Fundamentalism, Politics, World Events

Even at Christmas the churches are targets for thieves

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Thieves using Google Earth to target churches Insurers Congregational and General are urging churches to be extra vigilant after a rise in the number of thefts of lead and other valuable metals from church buildings. It warned that thieves are … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Churches

The U.S. government thinks everyone should be as devious and two-faced as they are

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Vatican official proud to be WikiLeaks papal ‘yes man’ Reports in the Italian media have drawn attention to the messages sent to the US. Department of State by the US embassy to the Holy See about 76-year-old Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Churches