Monthly Archives: March 2012

A Natural Phenomenon

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

I’ve no particular enthusiasm for the ‘New Atheists’ (they are far too religious for my tastes), but, in its combination of incoherence and hysteria, this attack on them by Bryan Appleyard (H/T Andrew Sullivan) takes some beating. Here’s an extract … Continue reading →

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Those in Glass Houses

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Britain’s coalition government intends to legalize same-sex marriage. That a high-ranking Roman Catholic priest is opposed to these plans is neither surprise nor drama, but Scotland’s Cardinal Keith O’Brien could, I think, have used better words than these to attack … Continue reading →

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London in the 21st Century

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, here’s Damian Thompson with a terrible story about superstition and murder in contemporary London: A 15-year-old boy is tortured to death for witchcraft. In London. In 2010. And the private reaction of police and social … Continue reading →

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