Dodging Elephants

It has been awhile since I have posted here – finding it hard to actually give a damn about some of the so called movements I have been a part of. But here’s a series of posts by Barb Drescher that mirror some of my thoughts: Take Back Skepticism, Part I: The Elephant in the Room August [...]

Jewish Community leader tells of Sexual Abuse

Once again showing the sexual abuse is not confined to any particular culture/religion, that as a society we must demand that institutions religious or secular must submit to the rule of law.   Jewish Community leader tells of Sexual Abuse    

Education Department & Religious Ed provider colluding to stifle dissent?

It certainly looks like something untoward is going on.  A department that wants to shut down community discussion on the provision of SRI and a corporate Evangelical ministry that seems to hold clout beyond the narrow Christian worldview it holds.

Evangelical Ministry attempts to gag critic

Educator and  writer Mike Stuchbery, one of the many and varied voices against evangelical involvement in Religious Instruction in Victorian State Schools was threatened by ACCESS Ministries lawyers for commenting on documents that ACCESS produces for dissemination in State schools.  Mike and others are of the opinion that the documents were inappropriate. See his post  here. The pdf [...]

The Demons made him do it?

Some days the news is so downright depressing: Suffocated, raped and set alight: church leader blames ‘sexual demons’ Adrian Lowe June 20, 2011 – 2:20PM A Melbourne church youth leader claimed his rape of an unconscious 14-year-old girl, who he later tried to kill, was prompted by his “sexual demons”. The Supreme Court was today told that Michael Tuano Hermogenes, [...]