Beauty for Ashes

Fake News Ban in Germany

Washington Post - How do you stop fake news? In Germany, with a law.

 

Fairy Tales in Australia

Daily Mail - Now the PC bores ban FAIRYTALES: Plan to stop kids reading Snow White and Cinderella because they give boys a 'sense of entitlement and girls poor self esteem' 

 

NHS Scotland on Gender

Christian Institute - NHS Scotland: ‘Ditch boys and girls, kids can be gender fluid’

CentralSexualHealth.org - Guidance for Schools - Supporting transgender and gender variant children and young people.

 

Mike Pence's Marriage

Stream.org - Ladies, Would You Rather Be Married to Mike Pence, or Anthony Weiner?

 

Cadbury Easter Eggs and the Humanist Society Scotland

The Wee Flea - Eggasperating the Humanists

Andy Bannnister joins Al Smith in the studio for an update on what's happening within the Solas ministry.

Andy Bannnister joins Al Smith in the studio for an update on what's happening within the Solas ministry.

The Attack in Westminster and some social media reactions.

Archbishop Cranmer:  Julia Hartley-Brewer: it’s “bloody stupid beliefs” like prayer which help create acts of terrorism

 

The Death of Martin McGuinness

BBC Talkback - Baroness Eileen Paisley on the death of Martin McGuinness

The Telegraph - Martin McGuinness dies at 66: Queen to send private message to widow of former IRA commander

 

The Scottish Model for Prostitution

The Independent - SNP back prostitution law changes condemned by sex workers

 

Scottish Government tries to criminalise emotional abuse in relationships

The Herald: Iain Macwhirter: Bill on emotional abuse is fraught with danger

 

Mother and Son becoming Father and Daughter

New York Post - Mother and son are becoming father and daughter

 

Transgender rapist moved to women's prison after sex change

BBC - Transgender rapist moved to women's prison after sex change

 

Tim Keller and Princeton

Religion News Service - Princeton Theological Seminary reverses decision to honor Redeemer’s Tim Keller

 

Chuck Berry

New York Times - Chuck Berry, Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 90

The Attack in Westminster and some social media reactions.

Archbishop Cranmer:  Julia Hartley-Brewer: it’s “bloody stupid beliefs” like prayer which help create acts of terrorism

 

The Death of Martin McGuinness

BBC Talkback - Baroness Eileen Paisley on the death of Martin McGuinness

The Telegraph - Martin McGuinness dies at 66: Queen to send private message to widow of former IRA commander

 

The Scottish Model for Prostitution

The Independent - SNP back prostitution law changes condemned by sex workers

Scottish Government tries to criminalise emotional abuse in relationships

The Herald: Iain Macwhirter: Bill on emotional abuse is fraught with danger

 

Mother and Son becoming Father and Daughter

New York Post - Mother and son are becoming father and daughter

Transgender rapist moved to women's prison after sex change

BBC - Transgender rapist moved to women's prison after sex change

Tim Keller and Princeton

Religion News Service - Princeton Theological Seminary reverses decision to honor Redeemer’s Tim Keller

 

Chuck Berry

New York Times - Chuck Berry, Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 90

#ScotRef  #IndyRef2

 

 

Mensch on belief and evidence

The Spectator - Watch: Louise Mensch’s disastrous Sunday Politics interview

 

 

Frankie Boyle and Celebrity Atheists

BBC on Facebook - "It's like getting no mayonnaise in your chicken Zinger and blaming it on Colonel Sanders."

Frankie Boyle on why he's putting celebrity atheists into #Room101.

 

Tracey Ullman and Baptism

BBC iPlayer -  Tracey Ullman's Show - series 2 - Episode 5

The baptism clip is about 16 minutes in.

 

European Court and Religious Clothing

Premier Christianity - The European Court's ruling on religious clothing is wrong. Secularism is not neutral

 

 Thomas Aquinas

Christian Today - Who Was Saint Thomas Aquinas? The Legendary Christian Philosopher In 10 Quotes

 

Other articles worthwhile reading

Following on from last week's piece on Russel Brand and pornography.

Desiring God - The High Cost of Free Porn

 

The impact of the Transgender issue on women's sport.

New Zealand Herald - Transgender woman makes NZ weightlifting team

#ScotRef  #IndyRef2

Mensch on belief and evidence

The Spectator - Watch: Louise Mensch’s disastrous Sunday Politics interview

Frankie Boyle and Celebrity Atheists

BBC on Facebook - "It's like getting no mayonnaise in your chicken Zinger and blaming it on Colonel Sanders."

Frankie Boyle on why he's putting celebrity atheists into #Room101.

 

Tracey Ullman and Baptism

BBC iPlayer -  Tracey Ullman's Show - series 2 - Episode 5

The baptism clip is about 16 minutes in.

 

European Court and Religious Clothing

Premier Christianity - The European Court's ruling on religious clothing is wrong. Secularism is not neutral

 Thomas Aquinas

Christian Today - Who Was Saint Thomas Aquinas? The Legendary Christian Philosopher In 10 Quotes

Other articles worthwhile reading

Following on from last week's piece on Russel Brand and pornography.

Desiring God - The High Cost of Free Porn

The impact of the Transgender issue on women's sport.

New Zealand Herald - Transgender woman makes NZ weightlifting team

David Robertson brings a Christian perspective to some of the recent messages that are being conveyed through the media.

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Gigamansions

CNBC - Take a peek inside the most expensive home for sale in the US

The Telegraph - America's priciest mega-mansion on sale for $250 million, and you get the helicopter from Airwolf

The Spectator - What explains the idiocy of the liberal elite its their education.

 

Jenni Murray, the BBC and Feminism v Transgenderism

Sunday Times (paywall) - Jenni Murray: Be trans, be proud — but don’t call yourself a “real woman”

BBC - Radio 4's Jenni Murray criticised over trans women article

 

Sensitivity Readers

Slate - Is My Novel Offensive?

 

Christians being driven from public life

The Spectator - People of faith are being driven from public life.

 

 

Facebook reports the BBC to the UK Police for sharing sexualised images of children on Facebook with Facebook!

(Yes you read that correctly.)BBC - Facebook failed to remove sexualised images of children

 

Russell Brand Talks Sex, Softcore & Hardcore Porn

Life Site News - Russell Brand just destroyed porn in one of the most jaw-droppingly awesome rants ever

 

Ben Carson

The Daily Wire - Outraged Celebrities Apologize After Finding Out Obama Said Almost Exactly What Ben Carson Did About Slaves--Oh Wait

 

Holland - 4% of all deaths in the Netherlands in 2015 were Euthanasia.

Dutch Health and Justice ministers are proposing legislation for assisted suicide for those who feel their ‘life is complete should be allowed to finish that life in a manner dignified for them.'

David Robertson brings a Christian perspective to some of the recent messages that are being conveyed through the media.

 

Gigamansions

CNBC - Take a peek inside the most expensive home for sale in the US

The Telegraph - America's priciest mega-mansion on sale for $250 million, and you get the helicopter from Airwolf

The Spectator - What explains the idiocy of the liberal elite its their education.

 

Jenni Murray, the BBC and Feminism v Transgenderism

Sunday Times (paywall) - Jenni Murray: Be trans, be proud — but don’t call yourself a “real woman”

BBC - Radio 4's Jenni Murray criticised over trans women article

 

Sensitivity Readers

Slate - Is My Novel Offensive?

 

Christians being driven from public life

The Spectator - People of faith are being driven from public life.

 

 

Facebook reports the BBC to the UK Police for sharing sexualised images of children on Facebook with Facebook!

(Yes you read that correctly.)

BBC - Facebook failed to remove sexualised images of children

 

Russell Brand Talks Sex, Softcore & Hardcore Porn

Life Site News - Russell Brand just destroyed porn in one of the most jaw-droppingly awesome rants ever

 

Ben Carson

The Daily Wire - Outraged Celebrities Apologize After Finding Out Obama Said Almost Exactly What Ben Carson Did About Slaves--Oh Wait

 

Holland - 4% of all deaths in the Netherlands in 2015 were Euthanasia.

Dutch Health and Justice ministers are proposing legislation for assisted suicide for those who feel their ‘life is complete should be allowed to finish that life in a manner dignified for them.'

Prior to the 2017 Oscars, all the directors nominated in the foreign language film category issued a joint statement on the Trump travel ban.  David Robertson is a big fan of foreign films, but he's not such a great fan of the kind of sloppy thinking they used in their statement so can't help explaining more in episode 100 of Quantum.

 

 

The Oscars.

The Guardian - Foreign language Oscar nominees decry 'climate of fanaticism in US'

"Human rights are not something you have to apply for. They simply exist – for everybody. For this reason, we dedicate this award to all the people, artists, journalists and activists who are working to foster unity and understanding, and who uphold freedom of expression and human dignity – values whose protection is now more important than ever. By dedicating the Oscar to them, we wish to express to them our deep respect and solidarity."

 

Solas SHORT/ANSWERS - What are human rights based on?

 

A Gay Disney Film?

HuffPost Entertainment - ‘Beauty And The Beast’ To Feature First ‘Exclusively Gay Moment In A Disney Movie’

 

Majority Of Scots MSPs Support The TIE Campaign.

CommonSpace - “Historic” milestone: Scottish Parliament becomes first in Europe to back LGBT+ education

 

The Rising Tide of Paedophilia.

The Heidleblog - R Scott Clark - The Normalization Of Pedophilia Approaches

Peter Tatchell's 1997 letter to the Guardian - Peter Tatchell and Dares to Speak

BBC News - Do not jail all paedophiles, says police chief

The Telegraph - Streets should not be named after local heroes in case they are later found to be paedophiles, councils told

Apocalypse Preppers

The Independent - Silicon Valley billionaires buy underground bunkers preparing for the apocalypse

The New Yorker - Doomsday prep for the super-rich

 

Tracy Ullman - A Christian's Job Interview

BBC One - A Christian's job interview - Tracey Ullman's Show: Series 2 Episode 4 Preview

 

Gerard Kaufman and Hans Rosling

BBC podcast - Last Word - Hans Rosling

 

TED Talks - Speakers - Hans Rosling

 

TED Talks - Hans Rosling - The best stats you've ever seen