Interesting Links for 20-08-2023

[andrewducker]

1. 70 years ago, an Anglo-US coup condemned Iran to decades of oppression - but now the people are fighting back

(tags:Iran history USA UK revolution Islam religion )

2. Hundreds of churches will have to close, says Church of Scotland

(tags:Scotland religion )

Comments

[andrewducker]

Yeah, there's been a big push by the humanist and secular orgs around the census to basically say "You don't go to church, you don't give to the church, you don't actually believe, stop putting yourself down as a Christian on the census!"

[bens_dad]

... "but, I do believe that turning the other cheek is a good thing ..."

[andrewducker]

Oh absolutely. But the point is that you can be a good person, who happens to agree with a few lines in The Bible, without giving credibility and clout to an organisation that believes a bunch of things you don't.