Category Archives: Music

Unitarian Universalism and my religious journey

Posted on January 8, 2012 by David

As most of my readers know, I was raised as a Christian in the Church of England: for the most part a liberal and inclusive denomination, and one in which I was generally very happy. Nonetheless, I reluctantly abandoned Christianity … Continue reading →

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No state can legislate the human heart

Posted on February 9, 2011 by David

From time to time I like to share some music with my readers. In this song, one of my favourite musicians, liberal singer-songwriter and satirist Roy Zimmerman, collaborates on a paean to Loving v Virginia, the famous 1967 decision in … Continue reading →

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The Daily Mail song

Posted on January 25, 2011 by David

Here’s an appropriate musical accompaniment for my previous post. I realize it may not be immediately comprehensible to my non-British readers, but just substitute Fox News or the WorldNetDaily and you’ll get the general idea. In the songwriter’s own words: … Continue reading →

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On the end of the ship that’s rising, while the other end goes down

Posted on January 16, 2011 by David

The ongoing kerfuffle about bankers’ bonuses keeps making me think of this Roy Zimmerman song:

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What would you rather get for Christmas?

Posted on December 15, 2010 by David

An interactive YouTube game (with a serious point) which requires you to make some tough choices. I won’t spoil the surprise by telling you the ending…

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Statistician’s blues

Posted on December 6, 2010 by David

While preparing for my statistics exam, I came across this song which rather expressed how I was feeling… (My only complaint is that the first verse repeats the old myth that we only use a small percentage of our brains, … Continue reading →

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