Halloween for the modern Pagan
By J Day When you think of Halloween, what do you see? Spiderwebs, pumpkins, skeletons, sweets, children. As a Pagan, it means something quite different to me. Pagan was originally…
The Co-exist society: For all faiths and none
On 13 November 2015, Europe went into a state of shock at the news of the terrorist attacks in the centre of Paris. The attacks also pointed towards other wars,…
Why atheism is not a position of faith
The argument that it takes as much faith to be an atheist as it does to be religious is one that has been debunked many times over the years, and…
The growing church of celebrity culture
It has been said by Sociologist, Chris Rojek that “The collapse of organised religion, the absence of having saints or a God to look up to, for many people in…
Evolution and the ‘Bible Belt’: the US presidential election
Are we really just a 6000-year-old race? The evidence piling against this idea is getting higher and higher by the decade, yet many key political and social figures in North…
Councillors do not need to pray before meetings
A High Court judge has ruled that it is unlawful for local councils to include prayers as part of their formal business. The judgement has been attacked by numerous religious…
Religious freedom is 'under threat'
A Recent book written by Professor Richard Trigg, called ‘Equality, Freedom and Religion’, has caused some concern in both the religious and secular communities. Professor Trigg writes that: “religious freedom…
My irrelevant faith
It’s always seemed to me that Christians are an easy target: their positive outlook deemed weird and out of touch. I certainly found my first real Christian friends (who actually…
The Meeting House & monotheism
During this coming week there is a seminar being held in the Meeting House to look at the way the 3 monotheisms might have the resources to heal some of…