Author Archives: Andrew Stuttaford

Open That Needle’s Eye!

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

One of the things that I have always appreciated about Christianity is its seemingly infinite capacity for syncretism. In its own nutty, hopelessly kitsch way, this is rather splendid: And it beats Pope Francis’s rehashed Peronism any day. H/t: The … Continue reading →

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Asimov!

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Maria Popova has written an interesting piece on Isaac Asimov’s attitude towards religion. Here’s the great man himself: I have never, not for one moment, been tempted toward religion of any kind. The fact is that I feel no spiritual … Continue reading →

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That’s all Folks

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Include me in the ranks of those who are skeptical about what the US is trying to do in Syria. This particular analysis, however, forms no part of my thinking: Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) over the weekend accused President Obama … Continue reading →

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For the Children (Not)

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Muscular dystrophy is an inalienable human right (or something). The Daily Telegraph reports: A group of 34 European politicians, including eight British MPs and peers, has signed a declaration attacking plans which will make the UK the first country in … Continue reading →

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Teed Off

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on Ricochet. The Tab reports: [The London School of Economics] has sparked a free speech row after banning atheist students from wearing t-shirts which depicted Jesus and the Prophet Mohammed. Two members of the uni’s atheist society were threatened … Continue reading →

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‘Religious Freedom’ (Again)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Daily Mail: Two teenage Muslim pupils have been put into ‘isolation’ and banned from lessons after refusing to shave off their beards for religious reasons. Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, in Accrington, Lancashire, has said the two 14-year-olds … Continue reading →

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The Pope and His Politics

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: Kathryn, I was interested to read this passage from that new interview with the Pope: Personally I think so-called unrestrained liberalism only makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker and excludes the most excluded. We … Continue reading →

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Science and Economics

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on Ricochet: The Guardian: One of Saudi Arabia’s leading conservative clerics has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems, countering activists who are trying to end the Islamic kingdom’s male-only driving rules. … Continue reading →

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Own Goal

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Whatever you think about the rights or wrongs of this move, its politics will do the GOP no favors: Washington (CNN) – House Republicans have added a measure aimed at limiting contraceptive coverage to the spending bill coming up for … Continue reading →

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“Religious Freedom”

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Reuters: A Pennsylvania mining company sued by the federal government on behalf of a worker who refused a biometric handscan because he believes in the Bible’s mark of the beast prophecy, said on Thursday that it supports religious freedom. The … Continue reading →

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