If you're reading this, it's your fault.

Human Rights. As always, one of the biggest problems in the world is how we administer Human Rights, whether we have Human Rights, whether we all deserve Human Rights.

Today my thinking has taken a less direct approach... The British National Anthem.

First, before I get right into it, I'm gonna state a few points:

I've stopped posting "controversial" statuses on facebook, because I have family there, basically. So from here on in, instead of posting Stuff which is too long for statuses on here, I'm going to post all the long statuses I think of. Which means I'll have a massive influx of content to share, and also means I need to add a new rule to my blog, which will be, for posterity, placed in my tag line bit; it is this:

I don't want you reading this if you're going to take an active offence and request my silence. I am posting here because, as declared in Article 19 of the UDHR; which I have posted in full on a number of previous posts, I am expressing freely. I invite and encourage all people to do the same, but to request my silence because I have somehow offended or upset you cannot and will not be tolerated. So, to further this statement, all comments shall no longer be allowed to be posted on my facebook link, but through the comment section on this blog. I'm fairly sure you don't need to be signed in to your google account to leave a comment, but I might be wrong.

With all that out the way (which I may have missed stuff out of) let's get down to business!

We are a secular country, largely. Our parliament is free from religious bias. Markedly, we have recently allowed gay marriage, and are all the better for it. And yet, as a secular human, and an outspoken at best atheist, I find it garing and troubling to hear our National Anthem: God Save the Queen.

And here is why:

What does our Queen really do that warrants her special protection from a Deity I don't believe in? As a Christian woman, surely the song should be "God save Britain", as God specifically states we should not worship false idols? As an atheist, I feel excluded by our anthem, because I don't feel God should have any mention. My feelings for national pride and monarchy aside, it's exclusive and alienating to hear those words.

One final point on my blog rules: I will, as much as is possible, only post questions. If I post a statement, it will be fact, and I will do my best to back it up with sources. If not, I will make it clear that it is my opinion. Otherwise, my blogs will be posed as questions, for the large part.

Anyway, with all that said and done, here's to a long and typeful future!