religion

Creeping secularisation

By tigtog on 2012-07-06 • ( 21 )

All over the news in Australia today: the Girl Guides of Australia have removed references to God and the Queen from their pledge.

Somewhat in the news in the USA last week: a new activist network for Secular Women was announced.

An inflatable bouncy sculpture of Stonehenge full of happy kids

Solstice Whimsy: Giant Bouncy Stonehenge

By tigtog on 2012-06-21 • ( 6 )

Happy June Solstice all! Merry Yule/Litha to those who celebrate the circling of the seasons. This week’s whimsy features Jeremy Deller’s inflatable sculpture Sacrilege. Please share any bits and pieces you have come across recently that have surprised, delighted, intrigued or otherwise positively engaged you.

Conflicted

By Mindy on 2012-06-20 • ( 51 )

There is at least one awesome school chaplain out there.

Friday Hoyden: Emmy Noether

By Mindy on 2012-03-30 • ( 4 )

Emmy Noether – the greatest mathematician you have probably never heard of.

IWD Event: Dame Carol Kidu to give the 2012 Pamela Denoon lecture

By Anna on 2012-02-28

For Hoydens within travelling distance of Canberra, this year’s Pamela Denoon lecture will be given on International Women’s Day (Thursday 8 March), at the ANU, on on “Sex, Women and the 21st Century in Papua New Guinea”.

Thought of the day: when does bigotry occur?

By tigtog on 2012-02-08 • ( 5 )

If we use the intentions and feelings of privileged people to determine when bigotry occurs, you will find that no one is bigoted by that definition.

A screenshot from Star Trek: The Next Generation showing Capt Picard and Lt Riker each covering their face with their hands

Scarily, this is NOT a parody

By tigtog on 2012-02-02 • ( 6 )

This is people saying what they really truly think – 700 Club on Why Atheists Should Hate Trees

Sunday Artist: Sarah Maple

By hatbluemilk on 2012-01-29 • ( 2 )

It’s artistic Sunday and this time we bring you artist, Sarah Maple. She is the bomb.

Feminist. Muslim. Young. Smart. Funny.

I don’t think that means what you think it means: Margaret Court edition

By tigtog on 2012-01-12 • ( 3 )

It is hard that they can voice their opinions but I am not allowed to voice my opinion. says Margaret Court, freely sharing her opinion on the pages of The Australian.