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So much, to so few, for so little

Posted on 08/07/2018 by stewculbard

The breaking news headline stated that, “A spokesperson for Kensington Palace says the christening of Prince Louis of Cambridge by the Archbishop of Canterbury will take place on Monday, July 9, at the Chapel Royal of St. James’s Palace in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ancien regime, christening, citizen's rights, elites, established church, inheritance, Privy Council, propaganda, republicanism, royal palaces, royal prerogative powers | Leave a comment

More myth-busting

Posted on 14/06/2018 by stewculbard

The well-known English secular philosopher and educator, Professor A.C. Grayling, considers that religious education has a legitimate place in the curriculum of a state-sponsored education system. He further considers that religious education must not be taught with a sectarian, confessional … Continue reading →

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Myth-busting

Posted on 21/05/2018 by stewculbard

In my previous article (120: No More Faith Schools) I argued that, in a contemporary multi-cultural society, it is necessary to have a secular education system. There is no place for a state-supported system of faith schools. Such schools are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged acceptable academic standards, empathy, faith schools, ghettoism., human rights, inclusiveness, myths, National Secular Society, proselytization, reason., religious discrimination, religious education, religious selection, secular education system, social and ethnic segregation, social cohesion, social segregation, state maintained schools, universal educational principles | Leave a comment

No more faith schools

Posted on 19/04/2018 by stewculbard

Earlier this week I wrote to my Member of Parliament. The purpose for doing was to draw his attention to the National Secular Society’s No More Faith Schools campaign. (In what follows I acknowledge some use of the said campaign’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bigotry, confessional, discrimination, diversity, faith schools, history of ideas, inclusiveness, indoctrination, inequality, multi-culturalism, National Secular Society, philosophy and ethics, pluralism, prejudice, public funding, religion, segregation, State | Leave a comment

In which camp?

Posted on 02/04/2018 by stewculbard

The religious festival of Easter is concluding. For the Jewish faith it is the remembrance of Passover; for Christians the remembrance of the death and resurrection of Jesus. The Easter event is often accompanied by celebrity people, of all faiths … Continue reading →

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Feel the heat!

Posted on 14/03/2018 by stewculbard

As readers of this blog will be aware, I am in regular receipt of The Daily Review, the online Australian arts and literature review. Through this review I have been made aware of the fact that in the coming year … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arts, Australian outback, crime, drought, friendship, heat, Kiewarra, literature, murder, mystery, novels, reviews, secrets, The Dry | Leave a comment

Soul and inspiration

Posted on 19/02/2018 by stewculbard

Being a resident of the United Kingdom, I have not had the opportunity of either attending a concert, or, in the absence of a discography, any other way or listening to music performed by the “Australian World Orchestra” (AWO). The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 9th Symphony, Australian World Orchestra, authenticity, classical music, elite, Existentialism, Expressionism, Gustav Mahler, inner reality, life-affirming, Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, Romanticism, Soren Kierkegaard, tragedy | Leave a comment

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