In my recent Jamaica Observer column (‘How Religion Poisons’, Observer, 17/9) I provided historical tidbits to show the major flaw in Christopher Hitchens’ claim that Christianity poisons everything. These tidbits which the Church pioneered in western societies were voluntary charity …
The headline of this blog is the subtitle of a book that forms the springboard for my reflection now.The late, notorious atheist Christopher Hitchens published a best-seller titled god Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.
The book is well …
I think we are all aware of it though it is not as central in our thinking as it ought to be. The ‘it’ I have in mind is the difficulty, no the impossibility of proving anything absolutely. Even when …
So, my friend Dr. Michael Abrahams regards the Bible as a dangerous book. Well, well.
When I was a young Christian growing up in Montego Bay there was a very popular song at once about Jesus and encouraging Christians to …
At the risk of losing Gynaecologist Dr. Michael Abrahams as a friend and further irritating my wife’s former Gynaecologist and esteemed fellow Cornwallian Dr. Errol Daley I wish to point out a few things about which I have been reliably …
When thinking critically about aborting or terminating a pregnancy one needs to ask and attempt to answer a few fundamental questions prior to moving toward a tentative or final informed decision.The most central one, in my view, is dealt with …