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Monthly Archives: December 2007

Latest religious row is Allah load of crap

WE end another crazy year with a bizarre tale from Malaysia, where an unholy row has broken out over the word “Allah”.
“Allah”, according to one Che Din Yusoff, a senior official at the Internal Security Ministry’s publications control unit, refers to the Muslim God, and no other.
According to World Wide Religious News, Che Din [...]

Jeremy 1 – Rowan 0: Clarkson puts his foot down

TV’s outspoken presenter of motoring programmes, Jeremy Clarkson, has a set-to with the Archwizard of Cant today in the Sunday Times. Love him or hate him, you’ll enjoy the way he gets stuck into Rowan Dumbledore Williams and his super-rich outfit.
In a piece headed “Unhand my patio heater, archbishop”, Clarkson lays into Williams for telling [...]

Old Bill in pursuit of Old Nick

First, a reality check. We are in the twenty-first century, aren’t we? This isn’t some kind of dream, is it? An alternative universe?
Just checking. Because, you see, there’s this chap in Italy – well, some “state” called the Vatican or Holy See or something where strange people live, but it’s in Rome, which is in [...]

Rent-a-quote Green, the lazy journo’s favourite

Stephen Green has become the answer to the lazy journalist’s prayer. Once again, he’s wheeled out to comment on a story that has no connection with religion at all. But, well, it’s about young people’s sexuality, ennit? So we call on a religious figure, don’t we?
Duh!
This national director of Christian Voice – and, as far [...]

Thor worshipper sues prison authorities

IN the very unlikely event of us ever feeling the need to worship a god, we could do a lot worse than choosing the Nordic deity, Thor.
Unlike the bad-tempered, psychotic old God of the Jews, Christians and Muslims, Thor – for all his antics with his mighty, magic hammer, Mjolnir – seems to have been [...]

Come, all ye faithful – but not you, laddie!

Full of Christmas spirit and Christian love, a headmaster in Scotland told a wee laddie he couldn’t go to his school’s Christmas party and enjoy jelly and blancmange and presents from Santa Claus with his friends, because the boy’s parents had pulled him from RE lessons.
Fortunately, his local council has told the headmaster he’s a prat.
Well, [...]

Jam, yes, “Jerusalem”, yes – prayers, no

And what a feat in modern time here upon England’s mountains green! Well, in Leicestershire and Rutland, to be exact. For that is where a brave soul from the Women’s Institute has dared to declare that prayers shouldn’t be said at WI carol concerts.
Carols are OK, she says, because it’s one thing joining in with [...]

Boo Who! The tears of a clown

Ladeeeees and gentlemen! The Freethinker once again brings you, at enoooormous expense, a traditional entertainment in which girls dress as boys, an evil villain gets his comeuppance, the hero marries the heroine (and occasionally another hero these days) and everybody lives happily ever after.
Yes, it’s  pantomime season again. This Christmas time, sit back and enjoy the show you’ve all [...]

Not a monster, but an old softy

Britain’s Mr Secularism says he often finds his perceived enemies to be “personable, charming and friendly”.
Terry Sanderson (pictured), president of the National Secular Society, makes his comments in what he calls his “Mid-Winter Message”.
“Since I became president of the National Secular Society,” he writes, “I have been aware that some religious people, who only know [...]

Hair-trigger Christians in ‘I’m offended’ overdrive

OH, dear, they’re off again! Catholics and Anglicans in Australia are in a snit over a very funny nativity TV commercial created for electronic goods retailers Betta Electrical which depicts the baby Jesus tossing crap gifts back at the three wise men.
The words “Give a Better Gift” then flashes across the screen.
Christian leaders immediately branded [...]

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