Jonathan MS Pearce

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Aug 26, 2023

Marjorie and me, a discussion, and a shower

It has been said, and wisely, that 97% of the activity in the shower involves winning fake arguments with absent antagonists. It was only the other day that I was arguing with Marjorie Taylor Greene in the shower about religion and politics and the Ukraine War.

Aug 22, 2023

Christians: Jesus is too woke

Christians: Jesus is too woke

I recently described why I think "woke" has become a vacuous word that means little more than "libtard" in modern parlance. It seems apropos, then, that Christianity Today also

Aug 19, 2023

What is 'woke'? It’s my trigger word

There is real confusion about what this now-common word actually means. Conservative author Bethany Mandel recently had a car crash of an interview where she froze, completely unable to define what “woke” means. This is somewhat surprising given that she is an author of a book in which she attacks “

Jul 30, 2023

Welcome to the Transhumanist Party

Welcome to the Transhumanist Party

'Republicans and Democrats don't meet the minimum requirements for what's coming,' says Transhumanist Party presidential candidate Tom Ross. 'We have the singularity on its way faster than we were expecting. We need a whole executive branch focused on this.'

Jul 25, 2023

Landmark High Court win for UK humanism

Landmark High Court win for UK humanism

A recent High Court judgment recently found in favor of a humanist, and Kent County Council will not appeal the decision. This has been seen as a landmark ruling. The event might ignite

Jul 10, 2023

Will bishops lose the automatic right to sit in the House of Lords?

Will bishops lose the automatic right to sit in the House of Lords?

There are only two nations on Earth where members of a religion are automatically given a seat in the state legislature: Iran, and the United Kingdom. All of the UK's 'Lords Spiritual' are Anglican bishops, despite 53% of Britons identifying as nonreligious and only 12% as Anglican. Now a cross-part