Category Archives: Religion

A Church message I can understand

Posted on May 7, 2022 by odeboyz
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Faith based science?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by odeboyz
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Woody Guthrie discovers Catholic hypocrisy

Posted on March 28, 2022 by odeboyz

“Son, I have been in this service [Roman Catholic priest] all my life. I have seen to it that thousands of men just like you got to work for a meal. But, right at this moment, there is no kind … Continue reading →

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Oscar Wilde On Heaven

Posted on March 7, 2022 by odeboyz

“I don’t want to go to heaven. None of my friends are there.”

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Film Review: The Godfather (1972) (Marlon Brando and Al Pacino)

Posted on March 7, 2022 by odeboyz

This is the 50th anniversary of the Godfather. Needless to relate I saw it in 1972 along with millions of others. I was thrilled at the announcement of its re-release. But my local multiplex only allocated three nights. And there … Continue reading →

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A lucky break

Posted on December 16, 2021 by odeboyz
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Religion, Politics and the Execution of Oliver Cromwell

Posted on December 6, 2021 by odeboyz

Oliver Cromwell: died 3rd September, 1658; executed 30th January, 1661 “…while the clergy offered prayers for the king in churches across the land, the coffins were taken to the Red Lion Inn in Holborn. Carters then carried the rotting bodies … Continue reading →

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A failed argument

Posted on November 6, 2021 by odeboyz
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Bertrand Russell on Religion

Posted on September 20, 2021 by odeboyz
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The Political Education of Cassius Clay

Posted on September 1, 2021 by odeboyz

Cassius Clay lived in segregated Kentucky during his boyhood. Segregation is, quite simply, institutional racism. He became Olympic champion in 1960 in Rome aged 18, where he defeated white men. On his return, the grim reality of segregated Kentucky became … Continue reading →

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