So, I should celebrate Christmas because it’s a Christian festival (wrong) and because Britain is a Christian country? ORLY?
Britain’s generally tolerant attitude to religion is underlined by the small proportion who say the country is best described as a Christian one. Only 17% think this. The clear majority, 62%, agree Britain is better described as “a religious country of many faiths”.
In fact, following on from earlier discussion, it would appear that I’m in the clear majority:
Most people have no personal faith, the poll shows, with only 33% of those questioned describing themselves as “a religious person”. A clear majority, 63%, say that they are not religious - including more than half of those who describe themselves as Christian.
Regarding those who describe themselves as “Christian” but don’t believe? Charlie puts it best:
this is more of an ethnic or cultural definition than a spiritual one
So, it’s December 23rd, I’m up and about, had a shower and a bit to eat. I’m off to celebrate the True Meaning of Christmas. Shopping. With my family.
So, from the bottom of my heart, this little atheist would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very genuine Merry Christmas, because the whole thing has nothing to do with that little kid who might have been born about 2000 years ago, during lambing season, at the time of a census. Both of which took place in March.
December 23rd, 2006
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Or, what not to do with your online blog. Enraged locals drive blogger from Barrow-in-Furness | The Register:
Steve Beall, 20, had been relocated from Whitley Bay by choc outfit Thorntons to run a new “Cafe Thorntons” in the sun-kissed Cumbrian paradise. The firm put him up in a local Travelodge, but he evidently wasn’t impressed with his new home. Under the name “Stevo”, Beall wrote: “Well then what is there to say about Barrow in Furness apart from its a s***-hole!! “How the hell people live there I’ll never no [sic]”
Silly damn fool. If you’re going to write about work online, then either completely anonymise it (cf NHS Blog Doc, Bystander, etc) or be very very careful about what you say and how you say it.
Or, alternately, use those privacy functions that even MySpace allows (and LJ does so much better) and make sure it’s not publicly available. And next time it’s my last day and my boss says I can go home when I’ve done clearing the desk, I’ll make sure to set the file transfer of the zip of all my personal stuff up a little earlier… Filezilla is about 42% into a 120Mb upload. Which given we’re on ADSL is taking it’s time even though I’m the only one here except the Deputy MD…
Still, found some fun old files from years back, including the CV I used to apply for the job.
December 23rd, 2006
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I’ve mentioned Vincent Flanders’ a few times before, but todays is particularly apposite given recent news and interest, plus more than a few of you reading this. Web Pages That Suck — Examples of Bad Web Design:
As far as MMN goes, you’re looking at a very expensive cut of meat — she’s got the money for the best Mystery Meat money can buy. She should have an obvious link to a site that would answer your questions because there are lots of folks like you who want just the facts.
The site in question? J. K. Rowling.
Because, as sites go, playing hangman to find out the answer to a news announcement? That’s just crazy talk.
Meh, last day at work, last few hours in the office, I’m still trying to clear and sort my desk, it’s more than a little weird…
December 23rd, 2006
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