Now anti-Scientology protesters are under attack in Glasgow- June 2, 2008 What is it with the police and Scientology Following clampdowns on protesters using the word 'cult' in relation to Scientology in London and Birmingham, a Scottish newspaper yesterday reported similar action by the police in Glasgow.According to the Sunday Herald, protesters from the group Anonymous were told to remove banners calling Scientology a 'cult' and this was confirmed by a spokeswoman for Strathclyde police, who tried to justify the action:"The word is not a breach of the peace in...http://blog.newhumanist.org.uk/2008/06/now-anti-scientology-protesters-are.html Bishop uses unfortunate analogy to criticise climate change deniers- June 2, 2008 I'm not saying the Bishop of Stafford's heart wasn't in the right place when he wrote a letter for parish magazines in his diocese, but he certainly chose an unfortunate analogy when he compared those who do nothing about climate change to Josef Fritzl.Saying that people who make no efforts to prevent global warming are "as guilty as" the Austrian child imprisoner and rapist, Bishop Gordon Mursell sought to justify the comparison:"Josef Fritzl represents merely the most extreme form of a very...http://blog.newhumanist.org.uk/2008/06/bishop-uses-unfortunate-analogy-to.html |