In the 1950s and 60s, christenings of babies were important gatherings in the British summertime. They were one of those regular rituals that brought families together to drink warm German wine and to fall out with each other. Nearly everyone was christened, even if their parents had a lukewarm relationship with Christianity. I have only […]
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More on psychiatrists and the prevention of terrorism
I am not, generally speaking, greatly drawn to Tory MPs. When Kenneth Clarke was on Desert Island Discs twenty odd years ago, I was dismayed to find that we had overlapping musical tastes. It did not shift my opinion about his politics. Yesterday morning, I heard Dr Sarah Wollaston on the BBC’s Today programme, explaining […]
Paved with good intentions
Headline, Daily Express, 19th January 2015: “’I was sacked for praying for a troubled Muslim’ says Christian nurse” This case was in the news again this week, when an Employment Tribunal appeal was rejected. Almost everything in the Express headline last year was incorrect, and much of this week’s coverage was misleading. Our news outlet […]