Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church

World War II was raging when I was born and most of the younger men from our village had volunteered or been drafted into the armed forces—even the Vicar was in uniform, serving as an Army chaplain. Thus my youthful role models were largely men of my grandfather’s age.

This, doubtless, explains why my idea . . . → Read More: Conversation with God means we should listen

Obeisance to authority has never been a notably human trait. Indeed, the impetus to flout authority seems to be implanted in our genes. As boys, for instance, we treated things forbidden—such as death-defying games of tag across the slick, moss covered tiles of the school roof—merely as challenges to do so as often as possible. . . . → Read More: America’s Nihilists are barbarians at the gates