Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People

Last night I attended Robin Ince’s godless show at the Hammersmith Apollo with a few thousand other godless people. Robin Ince was a terrific host – much improved since last year I thought – and as well as some hilarious links, he performed his “Magic Man done it” creationist routine, this time with a 27 [...]

Cambridge Union Debate: “This house believes that faith has an essential role in democratic debate”

This is my speech from a debate at the Cambridge Union on November 18th. The proposing team won by 22 votes (if I remember correctly), although I’d say that was pretty good going considering the East of England Faith Council was organising the event as part of inter-faith week, and they had a large variety [...]

Eco-bullshit

I was staring into space in my World Religions class the other day when I noticed the guy opposite me had a Tesco Orange juice bottle that said “320g” in big scary carbony letters. I presume this is an attempt  to get people to be more “carbon conscious”, and instill a sense of guilt that [...]

I’m up for an award alongside… Richard Dawkins, Stephen Fry and the Pope

Yes, the nominations for Secularist of the Year have been announced and I’m among them! I’m not entirely surprised, as I know of at least one person who nominated me, but I’m thrilled to be up there among some very high profile names!

“Samantha Stein for establishing and directing Camp Quest UK”
I’m a bit nervous that [...]

Winding down

I’m wrapped in a towel, painting my nails a bubblegum shade of pink and contemplating what to eat for lunch. It’s a serious question, a question that I haven’t been able to devote attention to for a few weeks now, what with having 24 kids and the world’s media knocking at my door.
If I were [...]

On the cusp of camp…

I had a fantastic time on the Isle of Wight, and was feeling rather refreshed until,  you know, the panic set in. Camp Quest starts on Monday. Today I will be meeting Edwin, the American founder of Camp Quest, and we shall be walking around London, and tomorrow we shall travel to Bath.
On Sunday I [...]