The Secular Backlash

In response to: "Evolution - Proven False by Scientific Observation" 159 days old
by Bob Cousins [Visitor]

The glorybe21 comment about £10 notes is obviously a joke ;) more…

In response to: "Saying fuck on the telly" 165 days old
by dobin ray [Visitor]

see this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec81vte1rL8 more…

In response to: "Tests" 199 days old
by mp3 car accessories [Visitor]

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In response to: "The Facebook Fuck" 201 days old
by horny sami [Visitor]

nargi sami wants you more…

In response to: "Now that's just wrong" 310 days old
by Errancy [Visitor]

I think you're absolutely right that the cursing of the fig tree has allegorical meaning (although this could mean that it was a symbolic action, rather than that the story is made up).

The comment that it was not yet the season for fruit is there to make this clear; it forces readers taking the story at face value to think again about more…

In response to: "Alt key characters" 360 days old
by secback [Member]

Thanks for that, mysterious visitor. I've always depended on the kindness of strangers ... more…

In response to: "Alt key characters" 360 days old
by Alt codes [Visitor]

Alt codes are here more…

In response to: "Free Hereford" 379 days old
by chris [Visitor]

I used to know Ian Bone well, and was at many of the events described.I can tell you categorically that NOTHING was made up or exagerrated. more…

In response to: "Tests" 411 days old
by secback [Member]

This week we're being trained. It turns out that leaving trailing wires across a floor is considered unwise, and in the event of a fire I'm encouraged to notify someone. Who knew? more…

In response to: "Tests" 411 days old
by Dave [Visitor]

I hope your first shift at the top of the hill was OK. One day, that window seat could be yours. more…

In response to: "Not just me going on" 422 days old
by evilhippy [Member]

No, English, living in New Zealand for a bit. Why...?
It was the "freedom from oppression and free enterprise" bit, wasn't it? Despite the fact that the US constitution is a ridiculous document in so many ways, I do think they got those two bits right.

And I know a thing or two about how schools are run, in case you felt like get more…

In response to: "Not just me going on" 422 days old
by secback [Member]

Sorry about the American thing, I thought you meant it snarkily, so I take it back most humbly.

I like this whole thing where we argue about stuff on the Internet. In my view it's mainly what the Internet is for - well, that and cartoons.

I'm not saying that pluralist, secular education is inherently a wonderland, just tha more…

In response to: "Not just me going on" 423 days old
by Glenn [Visitor]

a) I was careless to use the term 'real issues'; I meant, 'issues that I believe to be fundamentally important but are neglected'. (You may want to question what I mean by 'fundamental', but like 'real' I just mean of importance to me).

b) It appeared to me that you were arguing that religion is oppressive, but that state schools are s more…

In response to: "Not just me going on" 423 days old
by secback [Member]

In the widest philosophical sense, knowledge is problematic. The problem is where to go with that.

Thus the question mark over the concept of 'real' issues. If you can have real issues, I don't see why I can't have real molecules. It seems to me you're trying to have your cake whilst denying the concept of cake as the crumbs fall onto more…

In response to: "Not just me going on" 423 days old
by Glenn [Visitor]

Are you American? more…

In response to: "Not just me going on" 423 days old
by Glenn [Visitor]

I didn't say your writing is obsessed with religion, I said you are*. If you are to present yourself as the careful examiner and refuter of other people's arguments (which is how you come across to me), you should be careful to engage with what they are arguing.

I do make claims about 'reality' - it's quite difficult not to - but the s more…

In response to: "Not just me going on" 424 days old
by evilhippy [Member]

"A secular school is as belief-system laden as any other.."?
What belief system exists in secular or state schools exactly? The belief system that children need 6 hours of classes broken into roughly hourly blocks, and that they need controlling and disciplining and a punishment system: that isn't a belief sysetm at all. That's a human psych more…

In response to: "Not just me going on" 425 days old
by secback [Member]

Your argument amounts to 'there are other things wrong in the world'. I haven't disputed this.

But faith schools do all the bad things non-faith schools do, plus they add lots of bad things of their own.

By your argument, all single issue blogs (or publications, or campaigns) are inherently flawed. And yet how else are we more…

In response to: "Not just me going on" 425 days old
by Glenn [Visitor]

Liberal nonsense.

A secular school is just as belief-system laden as any other, and equally offensive.

I went to one, and had no more right to resist it's crap than I did the CofE school I briefly attended (also under duress).

Your obsession with religion is detracting you from the real issues of power(lessnes more…

In response to: "The numbers game" 426 days old
by Andi M [Visitor]

Hi-nil-nil on Saturday, pretty dull game overall. I booked one of my favourite Hotels in Bristol - staying there was more exciting than the game. Shame more…

In response to: "But what does it all mean?" 431 days old
by Andrew Mc [Visitor]

Watford have started this season pretty well - hopefully they'll bounce back. Im going to the next home game, hopefully staying at one of my favourite Hotels in Watford. Should be fun! more…

In response to: "Punching Oasis in the face" 431 days old
by glenn [Visitor]

http://www.anorak.co.uk/twitterings/189584.html more…

In response to: "Products" 456 days old
by zombizi [Visitor]

Jon - can you mail me with your real address, your email address and your phone number? Ta. more…

In response to: "First day" 460 days old
by Dave [Visitor]

I'd imagine the pigeons prefer it as well. more…

In response to: "First day" 461 days old
by secback [Member]

Mmm, pigeon ... more…

In response to: "First day" 461 days old
by toby [Visitor]

Dear Mr Secback

I must object to your belittling of the gallant knights of sport we see cavorting daily upon our 'goggle-boxes'. As a keen air pistol shooter myself I can see nothing which is not fascinating in observing the heroes of our sport and, indeed, many others, expressing the highest pinnacles of human achievement through thei more…

In response to: "Augurs of the coming times" 464 days old
by secback [Member]

It was a very nice chicken. It wasn't off, it was just thinking about it.

Meat isn't as dangerous as they say. If it was, I'd be dead. more…

In response to: "Augurs of the coming times" 464 days old
by Dave [Visitor]

A chicken that's on the verge of going off? For the price of a pint? I think I'll take the pint.

My son works in a supermarket, and on a good day is in charge of the reductions gun. He loves the power, and enjoys being followed by a mini-melée whenever he has it in his hand.

Welcome back. Don't be a stranger. more…

In response to: "Not the best cake in the world" 470 days old
by James Barlow [Visitor]

A little bit off-topic, but here's an email I sent out to Charlie Bolton and some other political(ish) bloggers earlier today:

(cc'ed to a few other local bloggers)

Hi Charlie,

I've been experimenting with some software to extract and repackage video from the Council webcasts (as the early ones are likely to s more…

In response to: "Not the best cake in the world" 472 days old
by Dave [Visitor]

I think you've caught something from Zombizi... more…