Posted on September 14, 2008 by Tony Sidaway
The Sunday Telegraph reports that, in the bicentennial year of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of the revolutionary book, Origin of Species, the Church of England is to issue an official apology to Charles Darwin for its initial rejection of his scientific theories.
The statement, on a church website dedicated to Darwin’s [...]
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Posted on September 14, 2008 by Tony Sidaway
Saturday’s Times reports that the Church of England is to produce a website promoting the evolutionary ideas of Charles Darwin.
Some Anglican clerics opposed Darwin’s ideas when they were first introduced, but the view of the Church of England has long been that religion and evolution are compatible. The brainchild of the Rev. Dr Malcolm Brown, [...]
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Posted on September 14, 2008 by Tony Sidaway
Russell Brand did well at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in Los Angeles last Monday. He’s very pleased with the result, and apparently so are the sponsors.
MTV told me that they want me to do it again. Afterwards they were really thrilled. There was a 20 per cent increase in viewers from last year’s [...]
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