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On Being Raised With Religion.

I've just read this article and although it's not a new idea it seems to have pressed the Mails "Outrage" button. I was raised as a catholic and can remember, even at primary school, doubting what I...

jim360

Is There A General Distrust Of Science And Scientists?

And if so, why, and what should be done about it? I asked having just watched Thursday's Question time where once again the MMR row raised its ugly head, but the media representative defended the...

vakayu

Escalation Of Food Banks

This is a dreadful situation,they have said this is the one "business" rising in UK,with twice as many outlets as Debenhams.Such a terrible admission and the chancellor and government are saying the...

anotheoldgit

Radicalised Brits Fighting With The Syrian Rebels.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2313988/Radicalised-Brits-fighting-Syrian-rebels-pose-threat-return-home-EU-security-chief-warns.html Would these same radicalised Brits be as quick to fight on...

atalanta

What Does This Bit Of Christian Scripture Mean ?

( Matthew 10:34) Words which the gospel ascribes to Jesus Christ "I come not to bring peace but a sword" I've never understood this. Does this mean Christianity is not a religion of peace ?...

modeller

Spacetime ?

I've looked through the titles of many books but none of them explain how spacetime was created out of nothing. That has no more validity than saying it was created by God or who created God ? Can...

RATTER15

This Is Religion For You!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/23/herbert-catherine-schaible_n_3138001.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009 they both need to be locked up for life!!...

AlwaysConfused

Crossdressing Friend

I received a message from a friend saying 'I have a new hobby but can't say on here what'. I was a little worried that it would be something dangerous or illegal that I would have to talk him out of,...

bazwillrun

Stormin Norman Tells It Like It Is

http://tinyurl.com/c5m5emv this will bring tears to the euophiles eyes, as well it should, If I was one of you europhiles I'd take some indigestion tablets before reading the article and have your...

goodlife

What Is There About Atheism That Makes A Theist Want To Remain A Theist?

Some say that Atheists have nothing to offer.

mikey4444

Hot Tubs

In an effort to calm everybody down, I would like to introduce a light-hearted new topic. Hope it works ! I have just seen an article in the Guardian that claims that 1 in 10 houses in the UK have a...

sherrardk

Inventions

Anyone here seen something they have thought of become an actual product (and if so, what was the process).

EvianBaby

Cat Keeps Jumping On Kitchen Tops

For some reason the bloody cat has taken a liking to the kitchen work tops. He never ever used to jump on the sides but now he's on them all the time. I was making a sarnie yesterday and he jumped up...

modeller

Forced To Go Church .

What must it be like to be forced to go to church every week and have to profess/practice your faith again and again.? Even if you hate it. I'm thinking of the Queen , all the royals and to a lesser...

Messalina

How Do I Get Burnt Bits Of The Bottom Of An Enamel Cooking Pot

Well, more like carbon than burnt. Any ideas very gratefully recieved.

TWR

Boston Marathon

When that Bomb went off at the end of the Boston Marathon, was was your immediate thoughts regards the persons that committed this crime?

sandyRoe

Petition To Stop The Badger Cull

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38257 Will you sign and help protect Brock the Badger?...

Zacs-Master

Destroying A Hard Drive

I disposed of two old computers over the weekend having removed the hard drives, I hit them several times with a sledge hammer 9which was, incidentaly, very theraputic!). They didn't break up but were...

tigerthakur

Pressure

if pressure increases then the speed of sound