Of all the elements of Christianity, the most repugnant is the notion of the Christ who took our sins upon himself and sacrificed his body in agony to save our souls. Did we ask him to?
Polly Toynbee (b.1946), journalist
Thought for the Day
If I had been the Virgin Mary, I would have said ‘No.’
Stevie Smith, 1902-1971, poet and novelist
Rachachuros Seasoning
With thanks to Suicide Food for showing us what has to be one of the most offensive images seen recently.
Thought for the Day
The orgasm has replaced the Cross as the focus of longing and the image of fulfilment.
Malcolm Muggeridge, 1903-1990, author
Stallwood Animal Rights Archive Update #9
The Grumpy Vegan has catalogued more than 900 books from the Stallwood Animal Rights Archive on LibraryThing. The next update will be made when he’s reached 1,000 catalogued books. Also, 68 tags are now making it possible to search the library by category (e.g. Animals and literature, Henry Salt, Wildlife). Comments on the tags given to the books are welcome.
Christian Goings On in the Old Town
But the local paper, the Hastings and St. Leonards Observer which the Grumpy Vegan isn’t impressed with as far as its editorial content is concerned, had on its Web site miraculously within an hour or two 16 photographs, including one not to be missed of the Last Supper!
