Category: Secular

  • Are There Many Jewish People Who Are Anti-Zionist?

    Following publication of my post on The Denial Of Antisemitism, Barry Purcell has returned to his position on anti-Zionist views as compared to antisemitic views, in order to offer some additional commentary.

  • The Denial Of Antisemitism

    The writer Barry Purcell argues that various actions and organisations are not antisemitic, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary.

  • Neutrality Is Immoral

    I’m glad to see the issue of Irish military neutrality back in the news again. This country is not immune to very real external threats and it is immoral to remain neutral as between the malign and the benign.

  • Correspondence With The Deputy Chief Of Staff

    Through FoI, I obtained an internal email from the Deputy Chief of Staff within the Irish Defence Forces. Since Major General Ó’Murchú referred to me personally, I sent him a follow up email to help him with his presumptions about me.

  • Are Most Atheist Organisations Woke?

    Whereas the Atheists For Liberty team have been loudly proclaiming that they are the only “non-woke” atheist organisation, in fact their position is not at all exceptional.

  • Atheist Anti-Woke Warriors Who Only Fight When It Suits

    While Thomas Sheedy as President of Atheists For Liberty is currently attacking the Freedom From Religion Foundation, consistent with his track record it’s only a matter of time before he accepts their secular blasphemy policy.

  • Sacrificing Women’s Safety To A Solipsistic Ideology

    The news this week about Imane Khelif reminds me of the exchange illustrated here, which I believe describes a large part of the ideology that created this mess.

  • In Defence Of Purity Tests

    After I wrote an article opposing the most tribal ideological purity tests, I received some arguments describing why such censorious behaviour is really great, actually.

  • The Most Tedious Purity Tests

    The most dull and tiresome purity test applied by far-left extremists (including atheists who claim to favour enlightenment free-thought values) are those that condemn people not for what they have done or said, but for who they have spoken with.

  • “No Jews In The Mansion House”

    After initiating a legal complaint about religious discrimination against the Lord Mayor of Dublin, I anticipated several of the defences that were offered during the Hearing. I did not anticipate that the Lord Mayor would argue that she wouldn’t discriminate against Pastafarians, because some of her best friends are Pastafarians.