Category Archives: Religion

Noted Scientific Authority Weighs Into Climate Debate

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Independent Catholic News: The Holy See has called for “an authentic cultural change” to combat climate change which is man-made and therefore man’s responsibility. That was the focus of an address delivered last night to the UN Climate Change Summit … Continue reading →

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Scottish Independence and the Catholic Church

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Scottish Catholic historian Tom Gallagher had something to say over at the Spectator about the way that Catholic voters voted in the recent independence referendum: An influx of Irish immigrants restored a Catholic presence in Scotland after 1800. The overnight … Continue reading →

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Lenin and “the Vibrations of Christ”

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Radio Free Europe: “Leninland,” which was two years in the making, focuses on the massive, tomb-like Lenin Museum at the estate outside of Moscow where the Soviet founder spent his final days and died. The museum complex was built there … Continue reading →

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Red Priests Then and Now

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Prague Post: Prague, Sept. 15 (ČTK) — Rostislav Kotrč, a priest of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, will run for the Communists (KSČM) in the local elections in the autumn, daily Mladá fronta Dnes (MfD) writes today. Kotrč, 40, at … Continue reading →

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‘Religious Freedom’, Dogs and Taxis

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

CBC: A Saskatoon man who is blind and uses a service animal has launched a complaint to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, alleging a local taxi company is not providing service because of his guide dog. Mike Simmonds claims he’s … Continue reading →

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Marx as Prophet

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

From Alexander Gray’s The Socialist Tradition (1946): “Marx, it has been said, was a prophet … and perhaps this suggestion provides the best approach. One does not apply to Jeremiah or Ezekiel the tests to which less-inspired men are subjected. … Continue reading →

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The Pope and the Sandinista

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Fox News from 2009: UNITED NATIONS – The outspoken U.N. General Assembly president on Tuesday accused the United States of demonizing Iran’s president and criticized the International Criminal Court for issuing an arrest warrant for Sudan’s leader on war crimes … Continue reading →

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Gideons, Trumped

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Well, this is a piece of stupidity. The Daily Mail (of course!) has the details (my emphasis added): One of Britain’s biggest hotel chains has removed Bibles from its rooms to avoid upsetting non-Christians. The decision by Travelodge has been … Continue reading →

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What is Europe’s anti-Semitism problem about?

Posted on August 4, 2014 by David Hume

In Slate, Europe Has a Serious Anti-Semitism Problem, and It’s Not All About Israel: A recent Anti-Defamation League survey found that 24 percent of the French population and 21 percent of the German population harbor some anti-Semitic attitudes. A recent study of anti-Semitic … Continue reading →

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God, the EPA and Climate Change Regulation

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

From Climate Progress: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speaking to three administrators for the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, David Kepley, an elder and deacon at the Providence Presbyterian Church, quoted Leviticus. “God said ‘the land is mine; with me you are … Continue reading →

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