Author: KB
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Apple 7 – This Wednesday!
To coincide with the arrival of the Pope on his (now) controversial visit, Apple this month is looking at institutional religion, and asking whether its day is done as an ‘organisational technology.’ I’m really excited about the discussions we’ll be having. Jonny Baker, Ian Mobsby, Maggi Dawn and I will be discussing as a panel…
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Prayer for Those Who Burn
Burning Men To those obsessed with fire to the book-burners and plane hijackers the flag-lighters and napalm sprayers: you are no children of the gods. Your father is not Prometheus your gift is not the divine spark lifted from behind mean Zeus’ back fanned out on the earth in good cooked food and light in…
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The Burning Issue… Has Terry Jones Thought This Through?
The unfolding drama about the potential burning of copies of the Qu’ran tomorrow throws up some very very interesting issues. The wonderfully-tached Terry Jones has named 9/11 ‘International Burn A Koran Day’ but the event appears to be on hold for a while while he fields calls from high-ranking government officials and leading Muslims. Not bad…