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And when I say “flu”, I mean influenza, a term for a group of viruses derived from the Latin term influentia, which apparently refers to an idea from the Middle Ages that the influence of the stars caused the disease. … Continue reading 
It doesn’t need a potentially suggestive tweet from Catherine Deveny anymore to make jokes about the Catholic Church and sexual abuse of minors work, or even for merely establishing the connection, all it takes even for a heavily stacked audience … Continue reading 
Harris said this recently, on the topic of airport screening, or profiling : We should profile Muslims, or anyone who looks like he or she could conceivably be Muslim, and we should be honest about it. Anyone who looks like … Continue reading 
A Sydney District court jury has found a Catholic priest guilty of 23 sex offence charges, committed in the 1980s and 1990s, according to the Newcastle Herald : The jury of seven men and five women heard evidence of how … Continue reading 
…than William Shatner !
It’s alleged that a Christian College in Caloundra, Qld, has sacked a kindergarden teacher for falling pregnant out of wedlock. It’s probably legal for them to employ this hypocritical and laughable “lifestyle clause”, but as the blogger at The Good. … Continue reading 
Apart from the “Rough Guide to China” (13 days and counting) I have a few books cooking at the moment that I can warmly recommend to everyone. The first is The theory that would not die by Sharon Bertsch Mcgrayne, … Continue reading 
Maybe it’s because I watch too much Foxtel, the local Pay TV mob, they sure have life insurance and funeral cover ads on more often than any actual content, or so it would seem. But seriously, what music would you … Continue reading 
This was most recently the case with the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain, where Sebastian Vettel celebrated victory and spilled champagne while police was cracking down on anti-religious discrimination and pro-democracy protesters. Instead of sending a clear signal that … Continue reading 
I guess this is a little bit like the Camorra, the Cosa Nostra and the Chinese Triads closing ranks against a particularly annoying new piece of tax or criminal legislation. Or goings-on may be characterized thusly, as one commenter at … Continue reading 
A sad lot of Christian bigots who have unfortunately found their way into the medical profession, are bringing Australian physicians into disrepute. These clowns from a lobby group called Doctors for the Family have made a submission to the Senate … Continue reading 
We humans have an inbuilt propensity for religious beliefs, stemming from the dawn of our civilisation, borne from fear of death and natural disasters, and the evolutionary tendency of our brains to engage in pattern-seeking and intuitive reasoning. A new … Continue reading 
Egypt has, as is widely known, recently been part of what is called the “Arab Spring”, the connection between Egypt and Arabia mainly being one of religious belief. The disposed dictator Mubarak is currently being trialled, while in recent parliamentary … Continue reading 
The interwebs are full with citations of this “study” by some retired gynecologist in Russia today, allegedly to be found in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, where the man dissected exactly one 83yo female cadaver, and based on his findings … Continue reading 
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