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This link was posted on one of the BBC MBs and I for one certainly intend to e-mail my MP to point out that British and European humanist/secular views must be well in evidence. http://richarddawkins.net/article,658,Battle-for-Europes-secular-values,British-Humanist-Association There were...

It seems the Magna Carta topped the polls for what should be the day to celebrate being British: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5028496.stm It beat out some World War II dates. Do any of the many UK posters agree or not?

Does anyone here know what the modern liberal Jewish gloss is on all the "eye for an eye" "stone the adulterer" harshness of the OT? Christianity, notwithstanding certain Christian fundie views, effectively replaces the unpalatable bits of the OT so Christians don't need to accept the most...

PART I Rule number one: Do NOT answer the topic title question for someone else! This is a confessional, not an interrogation room. I have started this topic because of Jas' topic on one night stands and the surprising puritanical responses from some people I would least have expected it...

I'm thinking of subscribing to a parapsychology journal, but I'm not too au fait with their various reputations. I've got online access at the moment to The Journal of Parapsychology, but I'm not wholly convinced about the Rhine Institute of Parapsychology of which the journal is a publication...

I forgot the link, here it is: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/21/science/21gene.html The study makes the following claim about genetic contribution to your views on the following issues: School prayer - 41% determined by genes Capitalism - 39% Unions - 37% X Rated Movies - 35% Censorship - 30%...

Terry Gross' Fresh Air had an interesting segment today: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13 Two different Christian/Evangelical viewpoints on the current political situation here in the US. The First guy, Land, came across as both smug and arrogant. "Listen up...

Hey, I know this subject has been beaten to death, but please hear me out. Screw the Swift Boat Vets. I think the deal with Kerry and his medals is a reflection of America as a whole about Viet Nam. Particularly the disenchantment. I believe Kerry volunteered for Viet Nam. He was not...

The test I'm Green, moreso than I thought.

Any insights?

Is there any mythology that aknowleges any/all of the following?: A) Humans are not living in or near the center of the universe B) Humans are insignificant to the scale of the universe C) The deities that rule the universe are not anthropomorphic I can't think of any. It seems to me that...

I'm not asking in which direction they've changed - just whether they have. ceptimus.

Somtimes I think I pick a side just to annoy people. Its not even done purposly. Dont act like ya'll dont do the same. How many times to people hop on the soapbox and preach only to do an about face when their favorite guy gets caught doing the same. Sure is fun though.