Figures have shown that hundreds of pupils from ethnic minorities are being taken out of school and forced into marriages abroad. The new report shows that many children have disappeared from school...
Suppose athiests like myself were right and the Universe were not created by God, if we did not have immortal souls and all the religious people were continuing on under a mistaken misaprehension. How...
My reason for thinking this is that they have never thought enough about their beliefs to know what they believe. Also they don't fear God's wrath by their actions, generally.
Someone suggested (it might have been Dawkins) that those who believe in God might discover, when they reach the hereafter, that the Bloke-in-Charge is actually some other deity and that they have...
I was quite surprised that this law had been abolished with so little fanfare. Is that a sign that Christians acknowledge the inequity of a law that only protected Christianity Or that I have just...
The Law Lords have rejected their blasphemy suit. Which is a shame Christian fundamentalists everywhere. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/72791 82.stm Ah, well. Presumably another victory for...
Are we all mugs? Why celebrate Mothers & Fathers day? Its a con to make more money and to bleed society of MORE money. Card shops are laughing at us lining their pockets! Im not a fan as you can tell,...
hi all, just for starters - I am not particularly religious I have my own beliefs and ideas about things (as do we all) but sometimes I find an interesting read and I like to hear peoples views. and...
Christians - if Jesus ever returns, as he promised, will you recognise him, or will you consider him to be a deluded lunatic (with all due respect to our very own Luna-tic)? What would he need to say...
Assuming that human beings evolved from the neanderthal and have lost the elongated brow among other features, what do you think will happen to the human race in the future, assuming of course we...
I have a neighbour that has had a cctv camera pointing at his garage that is attached to my garage. and about 7 feet from my front door. It records sounds too. Is this legal, I don't like the idea...
Why shouldn't Heroin by regulated in the UK? If the UK were to regulate, tax and dispence Heroin. Do you think it would help prevent public misconception? Is it safe enough to regulate? What do you...
Since we know from televangelists and other such folk that so-called natural disasters are a punishment from God for homosexuality or atheism etc, would anyone care to speculate what has got God's...
I have said this before and i'll say it again. You da man! I've not seen you lose one argument on this thread and your obviously incredibly intelligent. I really wish people would pay more attention...
I've been having a very interesting discussion with 123everton on another thread about ultimate 'truth', as opposed to faith or belief, and this question stems from that. Can you imagine trying to...
I was going to join naomi's thread about proving the existence of God, but the fact that there have been (at the time of writing) 124 answers, I'm sure that the obvious one ? it's impossible ? must be...
I'm sitting here listening to some new cds that arrived today, and just wondering if I'm the only one who still buys music? I know most of my mates download from certain sites instead. Also - if you...
I've posted and read a lot of posts relating to the topic of religion, all the for's and all the agins, and I put it to you is there any point debating it? I have my view and you have yours and the...
Do you think it is right that your family i.e. next of kin or anyone with power of attorney, can have access to your full medical records if you have e.g. dementia or have? I do not think it is right...