Tag Archives: Inquisition
Never Forget Thomas Aikenhead
On this day in 1697, a 20-year old medical student was summarily executed in Britain for the unspeakable crime of blasphemy. Thomas Aikenhead was the last person ever put to death in Britain for the criminal act of not believing the tales of myth and legend that were cobbled together by Bronze Age men of […]
Catholic Church thinks their image is Tarnished
Today, one of the Catholic Church’s most senior Archbishops said people aren’t giving the Church a fair shake. Archbishop Peter Smith said: “Some people’s perception of the church is very negative, that it’s just there to say ‘No.’ I don’t think there is an awareness of the positive social engagement. We don’t go around blowing […]
JD Espinoza 