Monthly Archives: December 2012

The science disillusion

Posted on December 20, 2012 by sam

Ever wanted to know why sometimes you know who is calling you before picking up the phone? Or why dogs seem to “know” when their master is approaching before seeing or sensing him? Well there are people interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Materialism, morphic fields, morphic resonance, New Age, Rupert Sheldrake, The Science Delusion | 8 Comments

Frozen charity

Posted on December 18, 2012 by sam

“But any outreach worker who trawls the streets will tell about a block, a fear, a reluctance, especially in men. It often takes many nights of sitting chatting under a railway bridge even tu persuade a man to come indoors … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Homeless, Homelessness, Libby Purves, London, Organisations, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Times, Trafalgar Square | Leave a comment

Un-prayer

Posted on December 15, 2012 by sam

Whatever reason one may find to dismiss the social media as shallow or debilitating for those seeking higher stuff I can only be grateful for the few gates it opened for me since I ventured along its web-like streets. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Consumerrysmas – pick & mix offer for your soul

Posted on December 13, 2012 by sam

Stumbled upon a good-hearted Christian blog where my curiosity sent me here: a map of the possible worldviews that can define our faith or the lack of it. Starting with one proposal “God exists” you can go through a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agnosticism, atheism, Christian, Existence of God, God, Humanism, Jesus, Theism | 1 Comment

Religion and Spirituality – with Giles Fraser and Mark Vernon

Posted on December 7, 2012 by sam

I have read today in my free local paper about Giles Fraser having visited a Synagogue in my neighbourhood and about what he had done there and how uneasy he felt in that environment because of not knowing exactly how … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Samuels, Church, Giles Fraser, God, Mark Vernon, New Atheism, religion, Religion and Spirituality, Social justice | Leave a comment

Sunday roast with just dessert

Posted on December 2, 2012 by sam

When I think about evangelicals of the “right” type the saying comes to my mind: If you can’t join them, beat them. Or is it the other way round? Anyway, I find temporary cure when stumbling upon pockets of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apologetics, Apple of Discord, Bible, Christianity, Discordianism, Evangelicalism, God, Theology | 5 Comments