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Mark Say replied to Unseen's discussion 'Will "Obamacare" be an issue in the 2016 election?'"A perspective from the UK, where we've had the NHS for over sixty years. It's far from perfect - bureaucratic, clunky, with examples of incompetence and waste - but it's highly valued and no politician dares to suggest we should do…"
Mark Say commented on Diane's blog post 'Just got back from a memorial service'"I understand your liking for the quietness of a church; I enjoy them despite being an atheist. They can also be appreciated as repositories of local history. In the UK we have a lot of village churches that go back hundreds of years, and they often…"
Michael commented on Mark Say's blog post 'Orthodox autocracy in Russia'"I have spoken at length on this site of the rise of Orthodoxy in Russia. It is no secret that the Orthodox Church is pro-Romanov Dynasty as was instrumental in the families current state of adoration by the faithful. The Romonov's are of the…"
Mark Say posted a blog postOrthodox autocracy in Russia
I just listened to a Radio 4 documentary on the increasingly tight relationship between the Putin government and hardliners in the Russian Orthodox Church. It revolves around the Pussy Riot case but highlights a trend in Russian society that is extremely scary.A series of religious figures and politicians declare that any criticism of the church threatens Russian society and amounts to a crime and deserves some serious punishment. It all…See More
Mark Say commented on Samuel Spraker's blog post '"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." Galileo Galilei'"I suppose he would be entitled to the same let-off that Sartre provided for all of us: "To do is to be."
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Mark Say posted a status"The disease is spreading. Creationists to run some UK schools. http://ning.it/OfRN4I"
Mark Say replied to Unseen's discussion 'Are we just holograms in a reality which is merely an illusion?'"Is that why my itch won't go away however much I scratch it?"
Mark Say replied to Fadi Qassis's discussion 'Do we need a Sunday? A weekend? A weekly day-off?'"I don't believe that days off were created to celebrate religion. It's much more likely that various religions hijacked existing days off to drive people into their places of worship. Don't worry about it."
Mark Say commented on Rikke Petersen's blog post 'Oh wow..'"There's a fine line between being outspoken and intimidating others who don't agree with you. I'm afraid that if you used the word 'stupid' it did you push over that line. Although I'd be inclined to give you the…"
Mark Say posted a blog postBishops in politics
Should we ever applaud a church leader making a political statement?I ask because of reports in the UK that the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England, is ready to slam the government's Big Society programme, saying it will be an excuse to cut state support for the vulnerable. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/23/rowan-williams-big-society-cameronLike most liberals I'm inclined to give…See More
Mark Say replied to Sassan K.'s discussion 'How does one go from atheism to religion?'"Some people need the comfort blanket of religion, the same way some people need alcohol or crystal meth."
Mark Say commented on Arcus's blog post 'Germany vs. Greece'"I think the 'tensions' in this game were exaggerated by parts of the media. It was generally good tempered and, probably because everyone expected the Germans to win, the Greeks went down their dignity and pride in tact.
If you want to see…"
Mark Say replied to Sophie's discussion 'Lets talk about the zombie apocalypse'"Why should we regard zombies as a threat? Is there a possibility that we could find plenty of good zombies? Popular culture seems to have got used to the idea of good vampires and werewolves (well, at least if you watch True Blood), and it…"
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Orthodox autocracy in Russia
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 9:42am 1 Comment 0 Likes
I just listened to a Radio 4 documentary on the increasingly tight relationship between the Putin government and hardliners in the Russian Orthodox Church. It revolves around the Pussy Riot case but highlights a trend in Russian society that is extremely scary.
A series of religious figures and politicians declare that any criticism of the church threatens Russian society and amounts to a crime and deserves some serious…
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Posted on June 24, 2012 at 11:27am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Should we ever applaud a church leader making a political statement?
I ask because of reports in the UK that the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England, is ready to slam the government's Big Society programme, saying it will be an excuse to cut state support for the vulnerable. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jun/23/rowan-williams-big-society-cameron
Like most liberals…
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Posted on May 20, 2012 at 8:23am 12 Comments 1 Like
Interesting story in the UK today; Richard Dawkins approves of government plan to put Bible in all state schools.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/may/19/richard-dawkins-backs-free-bible
Prompted two thoughts. One is that there's a lot of complaints from christian groups here that they are persecuted by militant secularists, and this shows that atheism is essentially a tolerant…
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