It’s the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial, where Christianity was up against evolution.

Modern, sophisticated, Christianity no longer considers the Big Book of Magic Stuff as a scientific text. Much of it is allegorical, except the bits which are literally true and which you will burn in hell for not believing.

In fact, Christianity has always held the world was not literally created in six days. Anybody who ever thought differently was never really a proper Christian. In fact, the Scopes Monkey Trial was all completely made up and never really happened at all.

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I’ve had to wait a little while to photograph this. It’s fairly low in the southern sky. Only just above the horizon. It’s only visible from my back garden for a short while this time of year. So I needed a good night where it would be between me and my neighbour’s house for a couple of hours.

The red glow is ionised hydrogen from newly born stars (an “emission” nebula). The blue glow is non-ionised hydrogen that is reflecting light from nearby stars (a “reflection” nebula). The name “Trifid” means “three lobes”. Which is appropriate, as there are obviously four.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifid_Nebula

To find it, find the summer triangle of the three brightest summer stars, Vega, Altair and Deneb. Follow the line from the left of the triangle down to the “Sagittarius Teapot”.

Once at the teapot, follow the left hand of the teapot lid and it takes you to the Trifid nebula.

You’ll need dark skies and binoculars to see it. Or, if like me you’re stuck in a town, a telescope and camera.

And in the Big News today from a Faith Perspective, Music. It’s great. Music is mentioned in the Big Book of Magic Stuff. Yes, music is that important. Music is a spiritual thing. It must be, they play it in churches.

Oh and last night was the first night of the Proms.

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School’s Out For Summer. The danger is getting bored with nothing to do. Prayer is also pretty boring, but not as boring as doing nothing. So why not fill all that fgree time with prayers to the Invisible Magic Friend.

https://mega.nz/file/MyUVxAqR#BYz2yCTRWHyNgW6ayo9jeQXy-Ldztx-pYJV-YIH0his

President Trump doesn’t trust anyone.

We need to trust and be trusted. But not too much. You can however trust the Invisible Magic Friend who always helps, provided you ask nicely. And if he doesn’t help that’s because you didn’t ask nicely enough or tell him how brilliant he is. And if it all goes wrong then it’s you’re fault.

That’s the kind of trust you can trust.

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