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An alternative to Islamaphobia

Recently there have been a spate of posts that have attacked Islam using some barbaric cultural behaviours (honour sic, killings), to try and evidence the belief that Islam supports violence towards...

pussycat

Blue Collar and White Collar workers

Where did the terms "Blue Collar" and White Collar" workers originate?

R1Geezer

What would it take to convince you.....

That your religion is complete and utter b0ll0x? I am an athiest and although I accept that science does not have all the answers generally they are more believable more tested and bear more general...

ghetto poet

Question in Religion and Spirituality

Ed, Why have you not removed a question where a member is wishing death on another member due to his religion. This question was posted this morning and has still not been removed....

marlasinger

Criticizing islam

Is part of the AB Ed team muslim? Is that why people that criticize islam on AB are so harshly dealt with? In this country my forefathers fought hard against ruthless enemies to uphold our right to...

Gromit

Can Brown recover?

After Labour were hammered in the local elections, will the Labour MPs panic and ditch Brown? Or can he turn things around in time for the next election? Can we look forward to David Cameron as Prime...

R1Geezer

Islamic law on rape?

Why is the woman stoned or whatever for being raped? I would have though a little sympathy would be more in order!

anotheoldgit

Honour killings

You cannot sweep these under the table and there are many more I could post, and most of them committed in this country. The Crown Prosecution Service says about 12 women are victims of honour...

Whickerman

Olympic Torch

What's all the fuss about? Given it was an invention of the nazis to promote their 1936 olympics, why is there such a fuss over the torch?

ruby27

When were the halcyon days of British family life when society was so good?

Yesterday papers "Family life is in 'meltdown': Judge launches devastating attack on our fractured society" Usual culprits "youth crime, child abuse, drug addiction and binge-drinking" When was...

Wix

Help needed

Ok, this is my confession. Shortly after christmas i started having panic attacks. They started getting more and more frequent and drove me to the point were i was scared to go to work or even to...

ruby27

Faith central role in tackling the world's problems.

Blair has called for faith to be given a central role in tackling the world's problems. I don't think religion or faith has caused world problems, but people have used religion as a means to fight...

jake-the-peg

a "simple" change

How would this country change if there was the simple change of making all parliamentry votes by secret ballot?

Rtaxron

Q for the Ladies!!!!.

Would you be offended if you were whistled at going past a building site or being called Love or Sweetie by the bar staff in a pub? Whats is happening to this Country?

angel-cake

Abortion Poll on AB

It is interesting that 33% have stated they would lower the limit to 12 weeks. I wonder how many who said this have had any direct experience of abortion. Most pregnancies that are aborted before 12...

anotheoldgit

Should he be allowed to speak his mind?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=548528&in_p age_id=1811 Is this Dutch MP, right to speak his mind? Or should he be sacked, made to opologise for the...

meglet

Postmodernism

Can someone please explain is layman's what postmodernism is? I have just looked it up on wikipedia and frankly didn't understand a word of it!

jake-the-peg

No questions on this?

http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idU KL2779818720080327 Britain's "Shameful" treatment of assylum seekers was big News yesterday yet nobody want's to express their outrage that we are so...

Gromit

MoD pays millions to stay out of court

The MoD today announced it would not contest the claims that it killed and tortured Iraqis, and has agreed to pay millions in compensation. "The Ministry of Defence has admitted responsibility for the...

AB Asks

Teenagers drinking an average of 177 pints a year

The shocking figures were revealed after a study in the North West into underage drinking and violence. The report showed as many as 40% of teenagers in the area binge drink. Of those who drank around...

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