Lilit Martirosyan’s speech in the Armenian parliament has gone viral. Addressing a panel on human rights, Martirosyan described the plight … More
Category: Religion
It’s ‘bogus argument’ time again, as Ireland’s right-wingers gear up for divorce referendum
A letter in today’s Irish Times: And — oh look! — basically the very same letter in today’s Irish Independent: … More
If this is what the collapse of centrism looks like, then PLEASE give me more centrism
All the “worst people in Ireland” are running for election at the same time. We’re talking your racists, we’re talking … More
The government have ordered a forensic excavation of the #TuamBabies site
It was unexpected, but the announcement was made today. The Irish cabinet have approved a decision by Minister for Children … More
‘Psychology in Crisis’ is now available
About the Author Imprint: 2018 Psychology in Crisis Author: Brian M. Hughes Publisher: Palgrave, London ISBN-10: 1352003007 ISBN-13: 978-1352003000 Click … More
Blasphemers of the world, unite
John Waters is/is not a professional contrarian who does/does not believe that blasphemy should/should not be removed from the Irish … More
A photo essay from Tuam, and its silent vigil for #TuamBabies: When words are not enough
You may have read that the Pope was in Ireland. He’s just left. According to our bizarre national media, all … More
So I went to the Tuam Babies meeting to have my say, and then I realised I shouldn’t have one
I guess most of you already know the background to this. (For those unfamiliar with this story, be assured of … More
Those oh-so-convincing anti-repeal arguments re-capped (Greatest Hits version)
In the Irish abortion referendum, the ‘No’ side — those campaigning against the repeal of Ireland’s archaic Constitutional abortion ban … More
It’s official: Ireland’s abortion ban repealed by popular vote
For: 1,429,981 (66.4%) Against: 723,632 (33.6%) Ireland votes ‘YES’. Careful, logical, critical contributions carried the day, outweighing the fake news, … More
Ireland is voting in its abortion referendum and this is on the FRONT PAGE of its leading national newspaper
(From the Irish Times; HT @solo1y) Does this mean that Catholics who vote to repeal Ireland’s abortion ban might be … More
If nobody can lie, then truth ceases to exist
This happened last night: Host Claire Byrne’s opening line revealed what, in retrospect, might kindly be seen as something of … More
This pro-life activist has a foolproof plan to reduce abortion numbers, and it involves only a *little* racism
It is well known that around 3,500 women travelled from Ireland to Britain to get abortions in 2016, which, from … More
It’s 2018 and Irish parliamentarians still want priests in charge of sex education
Ah yes, I remember it well. I was twelve. A Catholic priest brought me into a private room, on my … More
Ten years on and, quelle surprise, that child-abusing EU dystopia hasn’t happened (yet)
Project Fear has been ongoing for some time now. Here’s a poster urging the plain people of Ireland to vote … More
“I just decided to just Google what the Bible says about vaccinations…”
Guess what. Vaccines are not part of the Christian creator’s divine plan for the universe. We know this because they are … More
Jordan Peterson’s re-heated obscurantism
Nathan Robinson has written about the obscurantism of Jordan Peterson, and I’m not even the first to blog about it. … More
