Uh, wait, what? 14 Sep 2009 A judge lambasted a rapist for claiming his victim was a liar – then commended him for becoming a muslim. Judge Anthony Goldstaub QC sentenced Stuart Wood for seven years for the attack, then told him: ‘You have turned to Islam and this promises well for your future, particularly as you are now an adherent of a religion which respects women and self-discipline.’ Read more [Daily Mail UK, hence maybe not that reliable a source] Politics Religion
Politics The nightmare of Christianity 10 Sep 2009 … the Republican home schooled authoritarian version of it, anyway. An excerpt in The Nation from Max Blumenthal’s forthcoming book, Republican Gommorah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party. Read More
Religion A poem to remember – meme 17 Jan 2008 Shelley at Restrospectacle gives a poem she learned in school, an excellent piece by A. E. Housman, So I got to thinking – what poem sticks with me? Is it the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, by Eliot, who I think is a wonderful poet? Shakespeare? Kit Marlowe? I… Read More
Humor God damn Tony Piro! 2 Aug 201122 Jun 2018 Tony Piro does this comic: But that’s not why God should damn him. Philosophers do these sorts of things to their kids, and neither of my kids could leave home because Achilles and the Tortoise were always blocking the door. Instead, he should be damned because He’s a godless atheist… Read More
It makes me ashamed of the fact that I was born and bred in Essex but I can confirm that the level of ignorance is about ‘par for the course’ in that part of the country.
I really hope this is a bit of misrepresentation or lying by omission on the part of the Daily Mail. The idea of a judge who looks at Islam and sees “respect for women” is a frightening prospect for any female who appears before the court.