November 15, 2009
I’m not entirely sure what they are, but I do hate them. I had an interesting pub conversation this evening with someone whose staring point was this: “If you believe in the Bible, surely you can’t believe evolution is true.” (Even Jim West accepts that I’m “an evolutionist and still a priest!” – note, however, [...]
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November 15, 2009
I once sought to illustrate the question of gender inclusive language by saying: “I’d like to ask my fellow men to stand”. (This is some 15 years ago). Without exception, the males in the audience stood. Many of the men who stood, and the women who remained seated, were among those who were adamant that [...]
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