tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post3785737175982258986..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Militant Atheists! Run Away!Tim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-35611599555576629542014-04-23T13:52:17.367+01:002014-04-23T13:52:17.367+01:00So the Dacre view is that anyone named after apost...So the Dacre view is that anyone named after apostles is somehow slightly christian or possiblily indebted to christianity. This theory goes wrong in two ways. Firstly, I'm pretty certain that no-one in the biblical area and era was called Paul or Peter - these are English names (OK, Paul occurs in other european languages...) Whatever the origins of the bible it wasn't in English (or French etc.), somewhere along the line translators have linked characters to English names. But the big, big mistake for the christian campaign is that the bible basically says all these people were jewish! Even an atheist like me can remember that bit from school. So we have names linked to something that was originally jewish which therefore makes the person christian....? <br /><br />And now you've got me started.....<br /><br />Latest census figures don't seem to be out yet but will show that over two thirds of the population ticked the christian box. So that's a solid christian base according to Cameron etc.. But lock groups of the various christian sects into a large space (like a Big Brother Warehouse) and see how long it takes them to start fighting over religious differences!<br /><br />And whilst the Mail and the right wing politicians have bene banging on about Polish immigrants it's their presence that is boosting the christian count.<br /><br />And by emphasising the massive proportion of christians they have managed to undermine their long running story that we are being overrun by muslims!SteveBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-14275298516555764562014-04-22T14:50:16.406+01:002014-04-22T14:50:16.406+01:00"anti-religious fanatic Peter Tatchell, who i..."anti-religious fanatic Peter Tatchell, who is named, ultimately, after the first Pope”<br /><br />Peter has been derived from Latin, after the Greek, meaning stone or rock. Presumably all bearing that name are "stoned"? <br /><br />All Peter's off their head or suffering a beating? <br /><br />Dacre's word associations get weirder. Perhaps the BBC could invent a new panel game with it rather than bringing back Brucie's old baby.robnoreply@blogger.com