Madras Christian College in India now allows applicants to indicate whether they are male, female, or transgender when they enroll. I’m not sure what advantage would be gained by individual students registering as a transgendered person, unless the making of a socio-political statement could be deemed as such. Which is fair enough. I’m also not …
Tag Archive: bible
Apr 12 2009
No more Easter Bunny for me
Easter Sunday was a good day for us when we were kids, second only to Christmas Day. We couldn’t wait to get home after Mass to unwrap our chocolate eggs! We’d remain in our Sunday best most of the day, as family and friends filed through my parents’ house for tea and biscuits. The religious …
Oct 05 2008
David Popescu, all around sweet guy
I hope that if ever a young person finally makes the brave decision to come out and tell family and friends they’re gay, that they don’t suffer the misfortune of having someone like David Popescu as part of their support network. Mr. Popescu is running for political office in the 2008 Canadian federal election, and …
Apr 11 2008
Bus stop bible claptrap
The weather this morning was crappy – cold, wet and windy. I took the streetcar in to work and everyone onboard was in a foul mood, including the driver. The car was packed and there was barely enough room for people to get on at each stop. The driver kept asking everyone to keep moving …
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I was born in England, spent part of my childhood in Zambia and eventually immigrated to Canada. This is a blog about the news and events in my life, my interests in politics, religion, human rights, science, reason, and the odd post here and there about my cats.
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