‘The Greatest Showman’
Reading Time: 2 minutesHeaded off to see The Greatest Showman’, as the companion, and not the instigator. I did not have high expectations and suspected that this could be another Moulin Rouge (one of very few films...
Author: Daniel Stepniak
‘Paddington 2’’
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs a member of a three-generational group, I saw a morning screening of the excellent Paddington 2. Apart from yet again attending a breakfast session, I thoroughly enjoyed this star studded children’s and adult’s...
‘The Danish Girl’
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat a complex, original and unpredictable fantasy drama. We can’t stop thinking about it, so we continue to discuss its many threads and attractions. Awarded this year’s Best Picture Academy Award, ‘The Shape of...
‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’
Reading Time: 2 minutesEven though we attended the 9.15am final screening of ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’, I’m very glad that we did. While seemingly a behind the scenes story of AA Milne’s children’s book masterpiece, ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’, this film...
‘Wonder Wheel’
Reading Time: 2 minutesI saw ‘Wonder Wheel’ at the only screening time of 9.15am. Consequently, and perhaps not surprisingly, I had the whole theatre to myself. Having read a number of reviews of ‘Wonder Wheel’, Woody Allen’s...
Protecting Religious Freedom
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen discussing religion, there is a crucial need to distinguish between religion as a religious instutution, and religion as the religious beliefs, practices and values of individuals. Our democratic society should no longer offer...
Some thoughts and information on the ‘right to bear arms’
Reading Time: 3 minutesMany, if not most Americans treat their constitutional ‘right to bear arms’ as a fundamental aspect of their identity. This right is to be found in the second amendment of the US Constitution, which...
The Patterson Bill
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne or two observations on the far right’s Patterson Bill. Service providers (who are not a religious institution) are currently not exempt from anti-discrimination laws regarding discrimination on the grounds of sexuality or sexual...
Accommodating religious freedom when legalising same sex marriage
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuite rightly we are opposed to the enactment of any same sex marriage law that would allow discrimination by anyone other than religious organisations and ministers of religion who do not accept same sex...
When parliamentarians’ views are at odds with those of their constituents.
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, views expressed online have been sharply divided on the issue of whether parliamentarians should represent the predominant views of their constituents, or put forward their own views on the issue of same sex...