A Tippling Philosopher

Identity politics and the real enemy of the state?

The use of the term "enemy of the state" is powerful and its rhetorical use can have consequences. One is left wondering whether the likes of Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene and extreme Fox mouthpiece Tucker Carlson are in the Kremlin's pocket. Roll up, roll up,

What can the secular community learn from Black-majority churches?

As church attendance continues to plummet in the UK, Black churches buck the trend. Is there something seculars can learn from their success?

What has the GOP become? Four jaw-dropping stories

Before you pull out the whataboutery card on me, as a Brit, I know we have a slew of our own problems. But having just been alerted to 4 stories in 5 minutes that literally made my jaw drop, I am left asking (and not for the first time), America,

UK Faith and State report expected to ruffle (certain) religious feathers

A wide-ranging report into the relationship between religion and the state in the UK is set to be released in the coming weeks. The "Independent Faith Engagement Review" has been compiled by Colin Bloom, the former head of the Conservative Christian Fellowship (an organization within the Conservative Party

Did Jesus die by crucifixion?

Easter is fast approaching... Apologists like William Lane Craig, Gary Habermas, and Mike Licona often use the “Minimal Facts” argument to “prove” that the Resurrection of Jesus can be shown to be a historical “fact.” This approach seeks to establish—or take as givens—certain claims that most everyone will

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