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Why are people so shocked to find I am a Christian?
Admittedly, I don’t actually talk about religion much on my blog – when I do, the Religion category to the right brings it up – but why is my Christian faith so shocking to so many of my friends? Yes I’m cynical, sceptical, and swear occasionally though not much at all in “real life” — but what do people expect from a Christian nowadays? Continue reading
Posted in Religion, Uninteresting to others whitterings about my life
Tagged apologetics, Charismatics, Christian apologist, Christianity, evangelism, Holy Trinity Cheltenham, James Randi Forum, JREF, Keith Hitchman, New Atheists, online missionary, parapsychology, personal religious beliefs, proselytizing, Richard Dawkins
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The Men of Science & The Witches
So how is the new legislation that was designed to replace the Fraudulent Mediums Act working out? Have we actually seen any increase in prosecutions? I supported it fully in principle, but as always am hesitant about how it will … Continue reading
Posted in Debunking myths, History, Paranormal, Religion, Science, Social commentary desecrated
Tagged anticlerical myths, Cotton Mather, Debunking, Fraudulent Mediums Act, FRS, Gerald Gardner, Harvard, Helen Duncan, Increase Mather, John Gaule, Matthew Hopkins, Mistley, New Atheists, Puritanism, Rev. John Lowe, Salem, Sam Harris, Science and Religion, science and superstition, The Discovery of Witches, witch hunt, witch trials, Witchcraft, Witchcraft Act, Witchfinder General
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"And sometimes he's so nameless" 
Psychic News closes down after 78 years — but why?
I am aware of the byzantine politics of the Spiritualist movement, and the complex theological, administrative and personality clashes which sometimes (always?) arise. In this the Spiritualist National Union is much like any other church, or much like any other organisation, be it poetry club or gardening society.
In those two factors, economic issues and doubtless some political manoeuvring we see the immediate reasons for the decline of Psychic News (a newspaper that as long term reader of this blog may recall once featured me on the front page!). It is a shame, but possibly to be expected. And yet… Continue reading →