Archive for November, 2009

Strange Bible References

Friday, November 27th, 2009

I was picking my daughter up from after school club the other day, and my eye was caught by a van parked up by the entrance. It was your typical white company van, plastered with various bits of writing and imagery describing the companies business. Nothing unusual so far. Then I noticed a largish Icthus fish at the bottom of the rear doors, and it was accompanies by “Rev 3:20”. OK, I have no problem with people (and even a business in this case) displaying such symbols – after all I have a Darwin fish on the back of one car, and a T-Rex eating an Icthus on the back of the other. Even the reference to a Bible verse wasn’t really a problem, except I didn’t know what the verse was.

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The Times completely misses the point

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

This is just shoddy journalism of the highest order. I had considered The Times to be a reasonably balanced and reliable news source, but if this article is anything to go by that perception is well off the mark.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6925781.ece

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BHA Please Dont Label Me poster

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Creationism in UK education

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

According to this Poll, 54% of UK Adults support the teaching of Creationism alongside Evolution in science classes!

GAH!

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