Diversity?

Some things can’t be parodied. The Islamic Diversity Centre, in Newcastle, is working to challenge stereotypes about Islam. So naturally, when they picture the staff, they give the men an individual photo and the women all get identical burqa shots. Seriously - a single, stock ninja photo. Way to fight the stereotypes!

People say there’s no [...]

More Evidence — Evangelicals have babies, seculars buy small dogs

The Economist has a great article on religion and fecundity: Faith equals Fertility. The author, Anthony Gottlieb, confirms what I’ve been saying for ages — that religion and childbearing are strongly correlated. While I’ve tended to focus on North America, Gottlieb brings in data from Europe and Israel as well.
He acknowledges [...]

Beer: Creation, Fall, Redemption and Jimmy Carter

I thought I’d do a themed post today — the creation, fall and redemption of beer. We could probably make it into an allegory for something, but also probably shouldn’t.
So once upon a time, America was a land of many wonderful beers. First the Puritans bent the elbow. Then German immigrants filled our [...]