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Gay clergy: Church of Scotland traditionalists prepare to take the money and run

ALTHOUGH it still has to ratified, the Church of Scotland s decision to allow congregations to ordain gay ministers, made at its May General Assembly, could cost it more than 1-million in lost revenues.

This is the figure put on the loss of congregations heading in panic to more homophobic territor ...

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Homosexuality In The Literary World Of 18th Century England

Famous for his essays and k forthwithn as the Father of Modern k outrightadaysledge Sir Francis Bacon kept his mirthful sexual activity a secret , maybe in keeping with his feature admonition that A clothes of secrecy is both debonair and good He had , besides , good reason to affirm discretion : ga ... Continue reading

A Very Irish Victory

There is an old saying that if you want to find an Irishman, look for the nearest fight. A bit unfair really as I remember Ireland as the most peaceful and safe place I've ever lived. However the Irish do fight.

Mostly though they fight abroad.

The Wild Geese were a unit of Irish mercenaries that fo ... Continue reading

Secular Sunday #74 Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo

Here it is: the usual weekly mix of news, blogs and event listings with some good news for any secular feminist Cinderellas afraid of missing out on the Empowering Women through Secularism conference.

We may have found your fairy godmother (so to speak). - Derek Walsh, Editor Atheist Ireland News Ge ... Continue reading

Egg Donation and you

One of the most interesting sidebar ads I've ever seen on Facebook popped up just the other day for NurtureDonors.com, a recent arrival to the UK which recruits egg donors and pairs them up with couples in need of fertility treatments.

After a lot of reading (it's exam season- I have a lot of procra ... Continue reading

UK Prime Minister David Cameron Has Gotten Himself Into A Horrible Mess

In January of this year, David Cameron had a problem.

Over the past few years his party had grown divided over the UK's membership in the European Union.

What's more, they were slowly being squeezed by an upstart party, Nigel Farage's UKIP an anti-immigration, anti-Europe party that had slowly but ... Continue reading

Kirk votes to allow gay ministers

The Church of Scotland's ruling General Assembly has voted to allow actively gay men and women to become ministers. Continue reading

Disgraced cardinal Keith O Brien creeps back into Scotland, only to be told to leave the the UK

Cardinal Keith O Brien, whose homophobia earned him a Bigot of the Year award.

Shortly after he was exposed as a hypocrite with a tendency to molest young priests THREE days ago the Scottish Sun ran pictures of a glum Cardinal Keith O Brien slinking into his new abode in Dunbar, East Lothian, an ... Continue reading

The Social Contract as Defined By Thomas Hobbes And John Locke

Name of writer appears hereCourse shit appears hereProfessor s name appears hereDate appears hereThe Social Contract -as be by doubting doubting Thomas Hobbes and lavatory LockeIntroductionHobbes and Locke twain lived tout ensemble the focal point through the disturbance in England in the st ... Continue reading

Another Schism in South Carolina: Episcopalian In-Fighting

In the First Great Awakening, which occurred in colonial British America in the 1730s and 40s, 98 schisms took place in Congregational churches in New England.

New Lights, who were awakened to a heightened personal experience of needing to be redeemed by Jesus Christ, split from the traditional ... Continue reading