One of the arguments often offered as a justification of the value of religion to society is that it offers a moral compass - us atheists, heck humanity as a whole would just be a bunch of lying,...
You would be hard pressed to make it up.... As if the Church does not already have enough to worry about with all the allegations of paedophile priests, now some church decides to stage a kidnapping...
This case in Belfast brought to mind some similar cases in recent years, one where the mother of a child diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma went on the run with him in an effort to avoid the recommended...
We occasionally have questions and discussions on here about miracle vitamin supplements and new, radical, supposedly helpful diets - but does anyone out in AB land make use of Nutritional Therapists?...
(in the voice of Mr. Mackey, South Park) Atheism is bad, mmm-k? http://thenextweb.com...%9d-facebook-comment/ So long as you believe in some sort of god, Indonesias constitution thinks thats ok....
So, Which claim these meters are v. expensive, and the current roll-out programme not very well designed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16565100 I dont have one at the moment - Any of our contributors...
This is an example of why religion should be confined to the home and prevented from intruding into the wider, secular world, especially education. I mean, were this racial discrimination, such...
So, Atheist society at UCL used a Jesus and Mo cartoon on a facebook page to advertise a knees up. Now, following complaints to UCL student union by the Muslim society, they have been asked by the...
Not a question as such, More a link to what I think is a really interesting, interactive article on Crime Scene Forensics - from the crime scene itself, to the labwork, to making the case. I found the...
Hope everyone had a great xmas, and Santa was generous ;) Not a fan of hunting with hounds myself - seems barbaric to me - but the current legislation is pretty toothless. Should the law be repealed?...
So, the story commonly circulated by the Daily Wail that Christmas has been replaced by Winterval was, in fact made up? Who would have thunk it?
http://www.dailymail....ions-corrections.html...
Interesting article, I thought - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15551818 Government response seems to be that having such campaign would be counter-productive, since if other countries implemented...
There is a section of the A14 (junction 10?) That I have passed on quite a few occasions in the last 2 months or so where smoke thick enough to warrant a warning is continually spewing across the...
Since my birth, global population has more than doubled - I think that is kind of scary, and mind-bogglingly quick....... See how much global population has increase since you date of birth......
More evidence of how enlightened and tolerant the religion of Islam can be.... http://www.jihadwatch...-to-christianity.html How can anyone with any sort of free will place any credence in a religion...
So, according to some economists, the 50% tax rate on earnings over £150,000 pa should be abolished. 1% of taxpayers fall into this bracket, and the IRS are looking at revenue generated ( I...
Thought at the time that she appeared to be one of the worst abusers of the previous expenses system. Good to see that the justice system doesn't forget........
Rebekah Brooks has resigned as chief executive from News International. Does this mean she now does not have to appear before the select committee next tuesday?