Blogs
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Islam is not the problem; patriarchy might be.
Why do I defend Islam? I am on Twitter and often get called a heretic and such like for defending Islam against the ridiculous and bigoted onslaught Muslims…
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The paradox of love
This will be an obvious statement to some, and utterly outrageous to others. But here goes – I believe all religions are equal. In a time of resurgent…
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Where is God when it hurts?
Where is God when it hurts? Where is God in Gaza? In Iran? The Sudan? Where is God when children suffer and die? Where was God when millions…
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War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
Think for a moment about the tragedy that is Gaza; Sudan; Ukraine, and also so many other places not making the headlines. Think now about Iran and the…
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The season of Lent – where do we go when there is nowhere to go?
Who or what sustains you when all else seems to fail? What holds you up when you feel so very heart-and-body tired that your very skeleton seems unable…
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‘To see ourselves as others see us’ – What Robbie Burns and The Traitors might teach us.
That well-known phrase, ‘to see ourselves as others see us’ was originally a line from the Scottish poet Robbie Burns’ famous poem The Louse. The poet had observed…
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