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Having always had a major interest in writing and music,I am lucky enough these days to have an outlet for both. On the music front I play in a couple of bands, these days mainly at a local level. My writing seem to sprawl across a wide range of genres and

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Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study How our concept of angels has evolved from the Bible: 1 of 6
Many people believe that the Bible is overflowing with references to Angels, but the reality is that considering the size of the two testaments, Angels seem to be only minor players in the stories contained within. There also seems to be a gradual evolution of the nature of Angels from a type of warrior guardian of the earli... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife What happens when we die?: 42 of 193
This is a debate that I have been thinking about tackling for a while but when you stop and think about these things you often realise that you don't really know what you believe in. Having mused a while on the topic I have made the leap and will give you a few thoughts and conclusions from the mixed up mind of Steerpyke's. ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Speculations & Criticisms Examining the Jehovahs's Witness philosophy: 1 of 4
Unreliable Witnesses - some inconsistencies in the Jehovah's Witnesses philosophy. Today the Jehovah's Witnesses are one of the most active modern cults. They were originally named after their founder Charles Taze Russell, a Pittsburgh haberdasher who lived from 1852-1916, but the "Russellites" moved through a succession of ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) Memorable quotes about religion: 1 of 4
Religious texts are by their very nature a source of inspirational quotes. But rather than read them verbatim and apply them in their most conservative meaning, many have wider connotations for the modern reader. Also things that have been said about religion are also very telling in their meaning. Here I want to share a few... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study The Bible and its interpretation: 18 of 60
The Bible is a very difficult subject to write about. Its text that has shaped the western world, if not the world as a whole, it's a book that contains subjects as big as creation and as small as a single kiss. It is a book that documents the rise and fall of empires and armies and the lives of ordinary people; it is a book... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Walking on water as a metaphor: 7 of 23
There are many seemingly miraculous events in the bible, particularly associated with Jesus and the New Testament. To the devout there is no need to explore the explanations any deeper than what is given on the written page. Faith requires a face value acceptance, although in the modern world there are Christians who now vie... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Islam Muslim women who wear veils as a sign of faith and self-respect: 2 of 6
I was going to leave this one alone but after reading so many, in my opinion, misinformed, blinkered and right wing view points, I thought it was my duty to put up a more balanced argument. There have been a few well-argued reviews and they know who they are, but by and large many seem like they were written by ex-members of... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Guiding your child toward religion: 12 of 28
I believe that there is something inherently wrong with the idea of grooming a child to adopt the parent's religion from an early age. Part of the essential make up of a young child is a certain level of innocence and gullibility. This exists so that they will believe what they are being told by parents and so learn the esse... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Does God play dice with the World?: 8 of 16
Many people have misinterpreted this phrase, which is one that is an allegory for an idea in physics and nothing directly to do with gambling or indeed the classical idea of god. The phrase comes from Einstein, in a letter written in response to a Max Born in response to the debate of weather the laws of the universe was det... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Speculations & Criticisms Book reviews: The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins: 6 of 12
"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" Douglas Adams (1952-2001) To some people the idea of Richard Dawkins writing a book about the religious ideology and the very nature of God, may be on par with, if Enoch Powell had written a book on m... More..