David Cameron has got some explaining to do about Philippa Stroud, who’s both bigoted enough and stupid enough to believe gay people should be excorised of their gayness: A high-flying prospective Conservative MP, credited with shaping many of the party’s social policies, founded a church that tried to “cure” homosexuals by driving out their “demons” […]
Americans might think they’ve got a bunch of comedians on the Republcan nomination slate (Giuliani in drag, anyone?), but the laughable vacuity of some the GOP candidates is as nothing compared to the bumbling ball of tow-headed ineptitude that is Boris Johnson MP, the man the Tories are standing as London mayor against the incumbent, […]
Simon Jenkins’ excellent Guardian article pointing out that the Pope is a totally bonkers megalomaniac (my description, not Jenkins’) for condemning the C of E as ‘not a real church’ inspired this nicely potted explanation of Roman Catholicism: Mujokan July 13, 2007 5:02 AM The whole thing is so arcane. Edit a bunch of mixed […]
[UPDATE: Ann Winterton’s bill was defeated yesterday, but there’s two more coming right along behind. This is not over by a long chalk.] The Catholic church in Britain, buoyed up by the rise of the religio-fascist Pope Ratzo, the presence of some prominent Catholics in the UK giovernment and the huge influx of Catholic migrants, […]
And why should we care? From the evidence being presented to the congressional enquiry it’s becoming clear that Bushco’s plan from the outset has been to politicise the US civil service, paying particular attention to the Justice department and the Civil Rights division, which is, or rather was,the section which oversees and prosecutes irregularities in […]