Confessions of a skeptic

It is a simple fact that the world is a complex place. You can't be everywhere and know everything from first-hand experience. And so in...

Even though I'm an atheist, I have no problem at all wishing people a Merry Christmas. Equally, as appropriate I'm perfectly happy t...

Paula Kirby has written a very good article Believers in denial in the Washington Post. In it she describes how climate change denial and f...

A couple of recent commenters have suggested setting up some kind of campaign group to push for the changes that are needed at Ealing Abbey ...

Vittorio Bufacchi has written an excellent piece The Crime of Inaction on the Guardian website about the paedophile scandal in the Catholi...

(continued from part 1) The second issue I wished to discuss with you is the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy document. I ...

I had hoped to get Abbot Martin Shiperlee's co-operation in improving child protection at St. Benedict's, but it seems that he is pu...