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Watch what you say

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Various friends have brought my attention to this rather disturbing article on the BBC: Five men have been cleared of raping a woman after it emerged she had spoken online about group sex fantasies. There is so much wrong with this story I’m not quite sure where to begin, for a change I don’t find myself disagreeing with Penny Reds take on the matter. So I shall leave much of that side of things alone. Instead a few other things that struck me, though obviously there’s not that much detail to be sure but I do have to wonder why … Continue reading →

Escaping from the Vatican

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Having recently been reading all sorts of things on the freeman of the land and lawful rebellion front, it occurred to me that some people might also be interested in the obscure but much simpler method for formally leaving the Roman Catholic church. As they count you as a member unless you convert to another faith and even then sometimes. The whole idea of being “lapsed” is somewhat of a myth. So here for those that are interested are two rather useful links. Firstly we have a Vatican document discussing just what the criteria are for someone to formally renounce … Continue reading →

Climate change hack

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Loads of people have already dealt with this far better than I ever could, notably Bishop Hill and the Devils Kitchen. The response over at Real climate is also quite enlightening, especially as they feature in some of the hacked emails (Oh and claim to be independent of any environmental organizations) . So go and read what these more informed people have to say, in the mean time I’m going to address just two points which come up in the defence of the scientists on Real climate. Firstly there is the claim that it’s all out of context and it’s … Continue reading →