Category Archives: Religion

Jewish fathers and their sons

Posted on July 31, 2018 by

“Rabbi, I brought him up in the faith, gave him a very expensive Bar Mitzvah and spent a fortune educating him. Then last week he tells me he’s decided to be a Christian. Rabbi, where did I go wrong?” The … Continue reading →

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A Dave Allen Joke

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

An elderly man walks into confessional. Elderly man: ‘I am 92 years old, have a wonderful wife of 70 years, many children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Yesterday, I picked up two college girls who were hitchhiking. We went to a … Continue reading →

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Cardinal della Costa: an Italian hero in 1943

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

The Archbishop of Florence, Cardinal della Costa, has taken a courageous stand. When some of his nuns were arrested, in consequence of having given shelter to some Jewish women in their convent, the Cardinal, putting on his full panoply, went … Continue reading →

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A Christian in the Roman Colosseum

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

Christian to the lion: You’re doing God’s work. Chris (inspired by Dave Allen)

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Traditional forms of punishment: Britain* 1700-1900

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Traditionally, British judges sentencing criminals had five principal options: capital punishment, corporal punishment, exile, imprisonment and torture. Judges sentencing criminals to ‘savage’ sentences were using proportionate and appropriate punishments according to the expectations of the time. The sentences were anticipated … Continue reading →

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A convenient miracle

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

An Irish priest was stopped for speeding in west London. The police officer smells alcohol on the priest’s breath and sees an empty wine bottle on the floor of the car. He says, “Sir, have you been drinking?” “Just water,” … Continue reading →

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A philosopher contemplates death: Voltaire (1770)

Posted on March 28, 2017 by

In any case, Voltaire* added jocularly, he expected to die shortly and would soon find out who was right concerning immortality of the soul— Plato or Spinoza, Saint Paul or Epictetus, Christianity or Confucianism. *This is jocular because Voltaire was … Continue reading →

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