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Adoption Warning By British Catholics
Archbishop of Westminster said the Church would have "serious difficulty" with proposed regulations outlawing discrimination against gays if they required Catholic adoption agencies to consider homosexual couples as potential adoptive parents.
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 24 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:47 31.01.07
Word frequency in George W. Bush's State of the Union addresses
Language Log pointed me to this NYT story: a statistical analysis of the frequency of certain words in GWB's State of the Union addresses.
:: STARTED BY MattShepherd: I WEDDED KALI!
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 03:21 26.01.07
Let's hear it for the House of Lords!
The benefits and problems of the House of Lords
:: STARTED BY sleazenation
:: 34 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:37 24.01.07
Mistakes in Iraq
A thread about the future of Iraq - where does the coalition go from here?
:: STARTED BY sleazenation
:: 27 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:44 12.01.07
Saddam Hussein, RIP
Are we feeling closure yet?
:: STARTED BY alas
:: 37 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:10 12.01.07
Israeli terrorism in Lebanon
Israeli state aggression, impotent UN condemnations, US approval.
:: STARTED BY Regrettable Juvenilia
:: 368 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:08 08.01.07
Marines Gun down Civilians in Iraq
"Collateral Damage" in Haditha
:: STARTED BY Liger Null
:: 27 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:48 29.12.06
Serial rapist stalks men
Discussion of American serial rapist of male victims in Texas.
:: STARTED BY Ticker
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:13 27.12.06
Democrat Party Rethinking Abortion
Prominent Democrats are considering "softening" their stance on abortion in order to appeal to more voters. What, me worry?
:: STARTED BY ibis the being
:: 55 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:27 21.12.06
Darfur
A perhaps grossly simplistic and ill-considered way of forcing greater western attention on Darfur.
:: STARTED BY Lyons
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 02:11 21.12.06
Holocaust Revisionist Conference in Iran
Frederick Töben told the conference: "Minds are being switched off to the Holocaust dogma as it is being sold as a historical fact and yet we are not able to question it. This is mental rape."
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:18 16.12.06
Senator Tim Johnson Has Brain Hemorrhage
Democratic Senator has brain hemorrhage, possibly giving Republicans the Senate back.
:: STARTED BY Jake, Colossus of Clout
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:35 15.12.06
Pinochet is Dead
The Chile's former dictator has died.
:: STARTED BY sleazenation
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:56 15.12.06
University Security Guards Taser a Student
University of California Police apparently taser a student several times as they remove him from the library.
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 57 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:57 14.12.06
What is the duty of the Police?
To protect and serve
A motto for the jackboots
Is that what they do?
:: STARTED BY Elijah, Freelance Rabbi
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:19 11.12.06
Canadians Gone Conservative!
Canada refuses to go wild, elects stodgy government.
:: STARTED BY Slim
:: 30 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:14 08.12.06
How do we make the changes necessary for sustainable human life?
How do we save-the-humans?
What can be done through the electoral system? What other means are there for making the necessary changes?
:: STARTED BY Saturn's nod
:: 22 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:37 03.12.06
China attempts to supress Tibet murder witnesses
Border shootings
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:50 01.12.06
Malachi Ritscher: A Martyr For Peace or Terrorist?
Self Immolation on Friday 3rd November 2006.
:: STARTED BY Slate
:: 24 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:34 30.11.06
Nick Clarke dies of cancer at 58
Possibly the greatest British broadcast journalist has died
:: STARTED BY Spaniel
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:21 24.11.06
ID cards in the UK
Apparently of people recently polled by MORI the large majority are happy to carry ID cards. Should we secede from the UK?
:: STARTED BY Nobody's girl
:: 91 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:27 17.11.06
Rumsfeld resigns.
Defense secretary finally steps down -- on the heels of remarkable criticism from generals. And is being replaced by another non-military man, looks like.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 36 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:44 15.11.06
Rumsfeld, on the way out?
A thread about the US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and the dissatisfaction with his work expressed by a growing number of retired generals...
:: STARTED BY sleazenation
:: 35 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:54 14.11.06
Professor calls for non-consensual euthanasia
"Leading medical expert" says he thinks it's acceptable to actively kill terminal patients even if they cannot consent. Keywords: disability, death, euthanasia, eugenics, autonomy, assisted suicide, human rights, pro-life, pro-choice, consent, consciousness, medical ethics
:: STARTED BY Hydra vs Leviathan
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:15 13.11.06
US Elections - 2006
USA Midterm Elections 2006!
:: STARTED BY Baz Auckland
:: 120 REPLIES, LAST AT 11:38 11.11.06
George Allen, Racist Pig.
Presidential hopeful (and current senator) uses racial slur. To a guy's face. _During a campaign event._ WHEN THE GUY HAS A VIDEOCAMERA.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 29 REPLIES, LAST AT 01:41 09.11.06
Saddam Hussein captured...
Reaction to the capture and trial of Saddam Hussein.
:: STARTED BY Tom Coates
:: 104 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:56 06.11.06
NHS database - UK data control and privacy issue
Objections to the new NHS database which puts all patients' medical records into a national database
:: STARTED BY Saturn's nod
:: 2 REPLIES, LAST AT 22:59 04.11.06
Bird Flu
Is Avian Bird Flu the 'end of the world' du jour, or something more?
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 72 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:21 03.11.06
Electronic Voting Machines (United States)
Is our democracy about to be hacked? Diebold, Windows XP, electronic (in)security, and impending November riots.
:: STARTED BY Perfect Tommy
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:57 02.11.06
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