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Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousParents of three boys with incurable muscular disease announce death of their ‘adored’ son, Archie (16)'Our hearts are smashed into a

Can A Totally Inclusive Twelfth Ever Be Accomplished?

Dr John Coulter ✒ Tomorrow marks The Glorious Twelfth, the high point of the exclusively Protestant Orange Order’s marching season. TPQ Monday Political commentator examines the concept if Boyne commemorations could ever become as inclusive celebrations as Christmas and Easter.John Coulter @ Battle of the BoyneVisitors Centre, Oldbridge in Co Meath.In spite of the challenges created by the Covid

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Theological Bafflegab

Anthony McIntyre ✒ Journeying across my curiosity scanner since the onset of Covid has been an unremitting flow of science books and podcasts. Brian Greene, Sean Carroll, Jim Al Kalili, Stephen Hawking, Brian Cox, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, Bill Nye are some of the better-known figures in the science world that have bubbled to the surface. I read and listen to popular science as my grasp of

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Sixty Three

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be Curious Florida civics teachers are being indoctrinated with Christian nationalismDfE refuses to end faith school discrimination despite

Secularists Launch Probe Into Christian Nationalism In Florida Curriculum

Atheist Republic ✒ Teachers have been bewildered by the introduction of religious teachings in school education in Florida.  Governor Ron DeSantis recently launched a Civics Literacy Excellence Initiative (CLEI), which made Floridian teachers attend a three-day training session to learn how to indoctrinate students about Christianity.This training regime is a part of Governor Ron DeSantis' $106

Survey ✑ A Record-Low 20% Of Americans Say The Bible Is Literally True

Hemant Mehta ✒ But don’t celebrate just yet.The good news is that a record-low 20% of Americans believe the Bible is literally true, according to a Gallup poll released today, down from a record-high of 40% in 1984.The bad news is that it feels like every single one of those people is in elected office somewhere…The same poll saw an all-time high 29% of Americans correctly identifying the Bible

Ruling ✑ Collective Worship And RE In NI Schools Breach Human Rights

National Secular Society ✒ Collective worship and Christian-biased religious education in Northern Ireland breach human rights, a high court has ruled.In a groundbreaking ruling today, the High Court of Northern Ireland found the current arrangements for collective worship and religious education (RE) breach an article in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) which provides that the

Why People ‘That Don’t Serve Jesus’ Cannot Hold Public Office

Right Wing Watch ✒ Nick Fuentes Says SCOTUS Ruling Overturning Roe Shows Why People 'That Don't Serve Jesus' Cannot Hold Public Office.Kyle Mantyla27-June-2022When the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade last Friday, reversing 50 years of precedent by eliminating the constitutional right to abortion, far-right activists celebrated the fact that the court had powerfully boosted their efforts to

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