tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post4353240949798217272..comments2023-10-16T10:40:19.559+00:00Comments on An Ayrshire Blog: Hitchens Secularism and Religious freedomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-49632889457172282932010-10-09T11:29:36.125+00:002010-10-09T11:29:36.125+00:00My apologies. It should read, without discarding ...My apologies. It should read, without discarding theory of evolution.rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-23615947045597861742010-10-06T22:55:18.655+00:002010-10-06T22:55:18.655+00:00I'm not sure what you mean by "without di...I'm not sure what you mean by "without discarding creationism" - do you mean that creationism IS part of the curriculum?Buncnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-43865141656438626942010-10-05T12:57:26.924+00:002010-10-05T12:57:26.924+00:00For me, it is an enlightening experience to unders...For me, it is an enlightening experience to understand our own secularism vis a vis the British system. Now I understand where the idealism comes from and how it has got converted into pseudo secularism, with the majority religion being discriminated against while pampering the minority ones. The saving grace here is still the presence of science being taught in schools as it should be taught rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-31524505031762828452010-10-05T08:58:33.989+00:002010-10-05T08:58:33.989+00:00Looney - it's certainly an outdated historica...Looney - it's certainly an outdated historical relic. I suspect the establishment have never tackled this issue because if this role was taken away from the monarchy then it woudl be one less reason why we would need one.Buncnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-17717646583027714772010-10-05T01:06:44.927+00:002010-10-05T01:06:44.927+00:00Your situation with the royal family being head of...Your situation with the royal family being head of the church and government is truly an astounding mockery that seems calculated to offend everyone. Is there any value to retaining it just to create economic activity for the tabloids?Looneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801436449971512320noreply@blogger.com