Category Archives: Religion

Institutional sadism at Repton School 1930s

Posted on November 17, 2022 by odeboyz

“Michael [Dahl’s friend] was ordered to take down his trousers and kneel on the headmaster’s sofa with the top half of his body hanging over one end of the sofa. The great man then gave him one terrific crack. After … Continue reading →

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An Awe-Inspiring Tudor Church: Lavenham, Suffolk

Posted on September 5, 2022 by odeboyz

All the people you live among will see the Lord’s work, for what I am doing with you is awe-inspiring. Exodus 34:10 Lavenham church was completed in 1525 immediately before the religious upheavals of the 16th century.1 As a parish … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jussi Alder-Olsen ~ Redemption (2013) (Translator Martin Aitken)

Posted on September 1, 2022 by odeboyz

Redemption is the third in the series of Department Q novels which centre on Danish detective Carl Morck and his assistant Assad. So far so trivial. But! This is a scandi-noir novel of the highest quality. It’s brilliantly written with … Continue reading →

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The Execution of Charles the First: 30th January, 1649

Posted on August 4, 2022 by odeboyz

The axe was raised, it struck and Charles was beheaded. Charles died after being found guilty of a crime, which didn’t exist until Oliver Cromwell and his followers created it. They then appointed themselves as judge and jury adding a … Continue reading →

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Not quite the God of Love

Posted on July 28, 2022 by odeboyz
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Bertrand Russell on Controversy

Posted on July 21, 2022 by odeboyz

“If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If someone maintains that two and two are five, or that … Continue reading →

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Energy Conservation in Hell

Posted on June 2, 2022 by odeboyz
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Evangelicals from the church of Dionysus

Posted on May 26, 2022 by odeboyz
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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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