by Maggy Whitehouse | Jul 22, 2022 | Spirit
Mary Magdalene by Janet McKenzie. Mary Magdalene has always been one of the most misunderstood – and unfairly reviled – women in religious history. She is still misinterpreted by those who wish her only well and who see her as the Holy Grail, the wife of Christ. Her...
by Maggy Whitehouse | Jul 15, 2022 | Spirit
I’m reading a book by Neil Postman, called Amusing Ourselves to Death. It’s a bit of an eye-opener… I’ve suspected this for a while but it’s still chilling to read about it. We spent decades fearing 1984 – George Orwell’s book...
by Maggy Whitehouse | Jun 27, 2022 | Spirit
Creation by Harmonia Rosales The reasoning behind the decision to overturn Wade vs Roe – and for all anti-abortion campaigning is all about the sanctity of human life. Humans, are made ‘in the image of God,’ according to the Bible – and life begins at conception...
by Maggy Whitehouse | Jun 25, 2022 | Spirit
As half of America reels from the turning over of Roe vs Wade and the other half gloats, can we find a deeper message in here? And can we find a way forward? I think so. We have to sift through much rubbish, including misogyny and kindergarten religion (my...
by Maggy Whitehouse | Jun 24, 2022 | Spirit
The Adulteress by Guercino. You can always tell kindergarten-level religion because it focuses on the Sins of the Others, focusing on making them behave better. Heck, if you can change laws to stop the Others sinning, you’ll go to heaven, right? Um… Kindergarten...
by Maggy Whitehouse | Dec 13, 2021 | Spirit
“Legend has it that on the night of the Nativity, whoever ventures out into great snows (or any bad weather) bearing a succulent bone for a lost and lamenting hound, a wisp of hay or some oats for a shivering horse, a warm cloak for a stranded wayfarer, a garland of...
by Maggy Whitehouse | Dec 3, 2021 | Spirit
Back in the 1970s, there was a phrase that annoyed me to the nth degree. It was ‘any relation to Mary?’ Which Mary? Mary Whitehouse, of course. It happened every single working day of my life – because I was a journalist and, in those days, you had to call...
by Maggy Whitehouse | Aug 17, 2021 | Spirit
In my comedy act I have a section on the House of Commons Christian Association and how its members voted for Trident nuclear submarines. When asked for a statement about their decision, the party line was ‘we’re looking forward to the return of the Prince...
by Maggy Whitehouse | Jul 20, 2021 | Spirit
We are a very polarised species right now. This probably comes from being over- and simultaneously under-informed. It’s very easy to blame the media and I’m sure that the media has changed a great deal since my days of reporting. However, we get the media we deserve...
by Maggy Whitehouse | Jul 17, 2021 | Spirit
If you have a name that contains only one different letter from that of someone famous, that person is always going to loom large in your life. The human brain will leap to the familiar every time. It might not be so bad if you were called George Glooney or Merl...
