Ken Humphries is the author of the book and website “Jesus Never Existed”   His book disputes the existence of the man known as Jesus Christ.  Some time ago he was a guest on the show and you can find that interview in FULL HERE.  Since then he has publically debated numerous christian scholars about the distinct lack of evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ. Today he talks to Mike Dawson about his further research into St Paul who as the bible story goes was converted on the road to damascas.  After this he became an ardent prophet for the christian church and is hailed as the founder of christianity.  In further research Ken Humphries maintains that there is little evidence of St Pauls existence in history.  The writings attributed to him of course are well known but it appears there is little prior to his conversion.  Listen here to the full unedited interview by clicking below.  You can also see the video highlights here on YouTube.  There is more information and contact details for Ken Humphries on his website below.

http://www.jesusneverexisted.com

http://www.gsfcuk.com

http://www.blog.gsfcuk.com

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Richard Wilkinson along with Kate Pickett is the author of the Spirit Level.  In the book he pulls together years of research from around the world to argue a very strong case for a more equal society.  He proves that its not the size or rate of growth of a countries economy thats important, certainly not in the more advanced societies.  The important thing is the gap between the top and bottom twenty percent of earners.  At almost every level he shows that the bigger the gap the more teenage pregnancies, violent crime, prison population and just about every other negative  indicator.  Societies with a bigger gap between rich and poor are proportionally disfunctional.  To test his hypothesis he checked the figures using American states and got the same results.  This brilliant book has been translated into numerous languages and is being recognised by politicians in the UK too.  Whilst the Uk government continues to haggle with the employees of the banks we own over the size of bonuses Mike Dawson spoke to Richard in depth about his findings.  He also explored how this theory applies to our local community.  They also discuss the Equality Trust set up by Richard to promote this information and how you can get involved.  Click below to listen here or download and there are links for further information.

www.gsfcuk.com

www.equalitytrust.org.uk

The Spirit Level Book

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