Beliefs in homosexual marriage trumps truth
Portrait of Pascal (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) MONDAY night's Q&A saw the Christians in the Colosseum - Sydney Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen facing atheist comedian Catherine Deveny . No doubt hopes were high that Jensen, the "dinosaur" (as Deveny called him) would be torn to shreds by the more enlightened "chattering class". A cursory glance at the Twitter and Facebook feeds after the show revealed Christians applauding Jensen's performance as measured, gracious and respectful, while atheists condemned him as intolerant, irrational and bigoted. Something like the reverse was evident in assessments of Deveny's performance. Were they watching the same show? Clearly arguments alone aren't enough to persuade people to change their beliefs - especially concerning the emotive topic of marriage. Ultimately something beyond reason and rationality determines our beliefs. So says British broadcaster Melvyn Bragg , an agnostic, who argues t