Taking the biscuit
In which I tear into some bigoted, ignorant and frankly downright illogical arguments from former cardinal Keith O’Brien against gay marriage. This was before his fall from grace, which rather explains a lot…
The right not to pray
In which I wade into the argument about local councils’ prayers at the beginning of formal business. I suggest that the wedge of which this is a supposed thin end actually represents some important constitutional questions for us all.
Christianity and the festive season
In which I reflect upon a couple of instances of the church assuming a position of importance over the festive period – including an overtly Christian Queen’s Speech – and argue that it is damaging not just to society at large but to the church itself to do this.