why do we have so much emphasis around the world (even for non believers) on the word of a 2000 year old book. I stopped believing in fairy tales when i was about 5, so why do people revolve their...
We are visiting Portland Oregon late July early August, we understand that the town is an anarchist centre. We are socialists ourselves and we are wondering where the left bookshops are and places...
You can call a man 'mate', but what is the female equivalent term of friendly familiarity? 'Mate' or 'pal' is generally masculine. 'Doll' or 'sweetheart' is patronising or sarcastic. The American...
Why is it if you see two females walking down the street , arm in arm , no one bats an eye lid . However if you saw two males walking down the street , arm in arm , several eye lids would be ' batted...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-119386 9/Muslim-clashes-segregation-men-women-forces- cancellation-meeting.html Outside the hall, Mr Choudary criticised British society as 'dirty' and...
Here are the results of the survey I carried out to ascertain whether atheists had religion in their background: One or both parents believers: 73% Attended Sunday school or church as a child: 74%...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8102862.st m British Airways is asking thousands of staff to work for nothing, for up to one month, to help the airline survive. The appeal, sent by e-mail to more...
I remember hearing in 1999 that some 'evangelical types' were claiming that the world would end in 2000. The mainstream churches made no such claim and I couldn't find any religious groups who said...
Please - ONLY ATHEISTS answer this one. I'm doing a survey. I would be grateful for your participation. Please answer the following: 1) Were your parents religious believers? 2) Did you go to church...
I would be grateful if those who know the Bible extremely well (or have access to someone who does) would enlighten me on the following: Is there anything in the book that actually says there is a...
Are we seeing the decline in the Briefcase ; for the laptop type bag ?
I can't remember the last time i saw someone carrying a briefcase - can you - or am i completely wrong ?
Who do you think is the worst Prime Minister of modern times, ie post war. I can't decide between Tony Blair or Gordon Brown. Blair had much longer to f**k up the country but Brown has done equally...
With the British parliament in chaos and voters unable to put trust of important decisions in their hands is it time to put the power into ordinary British citizens as practiced by the Swiss people?...
I can remember certain parts of Glasgow - not just certain streets but whole neighbourhoods - which were real 'Mad Skull Territory'. You just didn't go into them unless you lived there. They looked...
If you travel round the industrial towns of say France Germany Holland Belgium do you find the same levels of litter, vandalism,waste ground, derelict boarded up buildings and run down housing that...