The conversation about facemasks is probably as emblematic of our age as any. I’m not talking about the extent to which the science demonstrates the protective effect of a facemask. We are all (children and adults) capable of understanding that the way in which scientific data is interpreted and applied Read more…
(A sermon) Tell the Israelites to go forward (Exodus 14:15) Imagine that moment of crossing the Sea of Reeds. Could you? Pursued by the Egyptians, Moses begins praying and God says to him, מה תצעק אלי – why are you crying out to me? The midrash, one of my all-time Read more…
This has been on my mind for a while as I thought about how we can frame the question of risk and sensibly debate the issue. Seeing talk-backs on various articles (I know the worst thing to read) has made me realise what outlandish things it is now possible to Read more…
A brief summary to the Human Rights Act and religion is here: http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/human-rights/what-are-human-rights/the-human-rights-act/freedom-of-thought-belief-and-religion/index.html I also recommend to readers to look at the UK Human Rights Blog and the Law and Religion UK Blog. There is also useful information on the EHRC website.