No matter how far our exams are dumbed down, it seems it’s not far enough for today’s pupils. But rather than admit defeat in the face of tricky questions, some decide to take a more creative approach to their answers. After scouring exam papers and speaking to teachers, humorist Richard Benson [...]

A plea to a young believer

A video that is a plea to young believers. It doesn’t ask that they become atheists

I love the video. My worry, though, is that many young Christians will say they have no problem with expressing doubt.
They question plenty of things:
Evolution.
Sex education.
And, yes, in some cases, certain things their religious leaders say.
But [...]

Happiness

Anne Frank heroine dies aged 100

Miep Gies, who helped Anne Frank’s family hide from the Nazis, has died aged 100

Miep Gies, the office secretary who defied the Nazi occupation regime to hide Anne Frank and her family in a concealed apartment for two years, has died.
She was 100.
Ms Gies also rescued the papers of Anne’s diary.
The Anne Frank [...]

Fail

Observation

Omaha Beach on D-Day

OMAHA BEACH
Troops crouch inside a LCVP landing craft, just before landing on Omaha Beach on “D-Day”, 6 June 1944.
(Photograph U.S. National Archives)
OMAHA BEACH
A LCVP landing craft from USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) approaches Omaha Beach on “D-Day”, 6 June 1944. The boat is smoking from a fire that resulted when a German machine gun bullet hit [...]