Christian Bias in the Media

Some Christians occasionally claim they are being persecuted; Andrew Copson of the BHA pointed this out on the BBC this morning when discussing the ECtHR cases: [Christian lobby groups] have used [these cases] to whip up a narrative, a very false narrative, of Christian persecution in this country... The media in the UK continues...

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Thrown to the Lions?

That Christians are being persecuted was the rather hysterical tenor of an article by Paul Diamond in the Telegraph a couple of days ago - Christians' rights: Martyred on a cross of secular liberalism. The martyr he cites is Harry Hammond, an unfortunate, but homophobic, street preacher who maybe was the victim of some injustice,...

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Sam's Argument

Sam Harris has written a piece on American gun law called The Riddle of the Gun. He starts off promisingly: Unlike most Americans, I stand on both sides of this debate. I understand the apprehension that many people feel toward “gun culture,” and I share their outrage over the political influence of the National Rifle Association....

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