Don’t Tumble, be humble
I am rapidly losing faith in Mr Tumble. No, I’m not part of some sort of bizarre religious sect which worships children’s entertainer Justin Fletcher, but I am a former […]
Category Archives: Culture
A discussion resource for young people on pornography
I posted recently about the power of story to unlock discussion with young people, and about the two collections of story-based discussion starters which I’ve written. The resource below is […]
Religion for Atheists – a masterclass in missing the point
Alain de Botton is very pleased with himself. ‘At last’ (!), proclaims the blurb for his book Religion for Atheists, ‘the boring debate between fundamentalist believers and non-believers is finally moved […]
Derren Brown – Master of Manipulation
This is a piece I wrote for Christianity magazine last year. I’ve re-posted it here because of the buzz of interest generated by Derren’s recent ‘Fear and Faith’ documentaries, in […]
Why life’s too short to watch The X-Factor
You and I have been given a gift. A gift that can be withdrawn at any moment. It’s the gift of life. What you choose to do with that gift […]
Is Obama a Christian?
The re-election of President Barack Obama seems to have divided Christians – not so much those in the UK (arguably we’re less informed at a distance), but certainly those in […]
Time to pray for the USA
Everyone seems to have a view on the upcoming US elections; those views are expressed with anything from good humour to uninformed bile. This post isn’t a political one, however, […]
Why The Hunger Games asks us who we are
The Hunger Games has appeared almost from nowhere to become one of the biggest films in recent history. So what does this horrific vision of a fictional future have to say […]
Michel Platini, racist tweets and Poe’s law
Last Thursday morning, I got called some names I haven’t been on the receiving end of since I left school. Actually, the expletives weren’t the hurtful thing – it’s that […]
The 2011 riots: after the fires
Summer, 2011. A teenager, encased in a hood/mask combo to hide his identity, carries a large HD television above his head. He (we assume it’s a he) has ripped it […]
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