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RE: Come to England
February 17, 2012 at 11:36 am
(February 17, 2012 at 8:46 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: (February 14, 2012 at 6:06 pm)tobie Wrote: There's been an annoying amount of articles recently about people complaining about how religion is under threat. It all started because an Atheist group got some legislation passed that stopped mandatory prayers in a council in Devon. It's now gone too far, with Baroness Warsi calling atheists militant. The most ridiculous part is when she says that all totalitarian regimes are rooted in militant secularisation.
She actually called secularists militant, which is more idiotic when you consider that there are more 'religious' secularists than there are atheist secularists.
B-but Christianity isn't militant at all! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9DHgnKeAxo Not.
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RE: Come to England
February 17, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Ha. I love that song (in a joking way of course).
Warsi is actually a Muslim peer of the Conservative party as well, which makes her defence of a supposed Christian hegemony in the UK (you know, the same one that used to go over to Arab countries and totally rape them) even more confusing.
It simply reveals that she didn't engage her brain before talking, probably because she was in such awe at the Pope (as she was visiting Rome) ranging his Catholic schlong in her face...or something...
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RE: Come to England
February 17, 2012 at 2:37 pm
(February 17, 2012 at 12:17 pm)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: Ha. I love that song (in a joking way of course).
Warsi is actually a Muslim peer of the Conservative party as well, which makes her defence of a supposed Christian hegemony in the UK (you know, the same one that used to go over to Arab countries and totally rape them) even more confusing.
It simply reveals that she didn't engage her brain before talking, probably because she was in such awe at the Pope (as she was visiting Rome) ranging his Catholic schlong in her face...or something...
A Muslim who forgot about the crusades. Odd. 
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RE: Come to England
February 17, 2012 at 3:25 pm
(February 10, 2012 at 5:25 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Thanks for the invite. Tempting as it is, I feel a moral obligation to do everything I can to keep the world's largest nuclear arsenal from falling into the hands of religious fanatics.
Good point. I was always wondering when someone with half a brain would look at Bush and say that a moron like him should not have weapons of mass destruction, either.
Saddam Hussein was a realist compared to that shithead.
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RE: Come to England
February 17, 2012 at 3:34 pm
(February 17, 2012 at 12:17 pm)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: Ha. I love that song (in a joking way of course).
Warsi is actually a Muslim peer of the Conservative party as well, which makes her defence of a supposed Christian hegemony in the UK (you know, the same one that used to go over to Arab countries and totally rape them) even more confusing.
It simply reveals that she didn't engage her brain before talking, probably because she was in such awe at the Pope (as she was visiting Rome) ranging his Catholic schlong in her face...or something...
Muslims hate her too.
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RE: Come to England
February 18, 2012 at 1:21 am
(February 17, 2012 at 2:37 pm)Ziploc Surprise Wrote: (February 17, 2012 at 12:17 pm)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: Ha. I love that song (in a joking way of course).
Warsi is actually a Muslim peer of the Conservative party as well, which makes her defence of a supposed Christian hegemony in the UK (you know, the same one that used to go over to Arab countries and totally rape them) even more confusing.
It simply reveals that she didn't engage her brain before talking, probably because she was in such awe at the Pope (as she was visiting Rome) ranging his Catholic schlong in her face...or something...
A Muslim who forgot about the crusades. Odd.
I still say it's an alliance of convenience, where two former bitter enemies come together against a larger and more dangerous threat. In this case, that unifying cause is their opposition to rationality.
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RE: Come to England
February 18, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Ah well...we had our 15 minutes.
The establishment has reacted quickly on this one. Local Government Secretary, Tory Eric Pickles, has swiftly signed a parliamentary order, overruling the high court decision, and allowing praying to continue to be on the agenda at local government meetings.
The national secular society is going to appeal....but don't hold your breath in anticipation.
The high court judge who ruled in favour of the ban is even now having his finger and toe nails being removed...slowly.. by men in fancy dress!
 A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?
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RE: Come to England
February 19, 2012 at 3:49 pm
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(February 18, 2012 at 5:58 pm)bozo Wrote: Ah well...we had our 15 minutes.
The establishment has reacted quickly on this one. Local Government Secretary, Tory Eric Pickles, has swiftly signed a parliamentary order, overruling the high court decision, and allowing praying to continue to be on the agenda at local government meetings.
The national secular society is going to appeal....but don't hold your breath in anticipation.
The high court judge who ruled in favour of the ban is even now having his finger and toe nails being removed...slowly.. by men in fancy dress!
I thought they just got Eric Pickles to sit on people they don't like. Or eat them.
I don't like the fact that Eric Pickles has power over this. It shouldn't be possible for politicians to follow their own personal agendas. Surely it breaks the right for religion ( or lack of ), which then violates the human rights act.
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RE: Come to England
February 19, 2012 at 3:52 pm
I have Eric Pickles as a player on one of my teams on Pro Evo.
He is a fantastic striker.
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RE: Come to England
February 19, 2012 at 3:54 pm
(February 19, 2012 at 3:52 pm)frankiej Wrote: I have Eric Pickles as a player on one of my teams on Pro Evo.
He is a fantastic striker.
Surely he'd be a better goalkeeper? 
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