I have just watched Sky News review of tomorrow's papers and a journalist from the Sun said "Simon Cowell dominates our living rooms" ; well certainly not mine, I haven't the slightestest idea who he...
I sometimes see advertisements offering small cars for about £100 a month. If someone wanted an automatic version would they be supplied at just a little more than that?...
What does Islam have to say about Muslim men marrying non-muslim men who are not "people of the book" ( ie christian or jewish?) What does Islam have to say about Muslim women marrying non-muslim men?...
http://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2013/06/russian-parliament-passes-new-blasphemy-law-as-protesters-call-for-secular-state
Why? This can only be a retrograde step, surely?...
At a local tandoori last night with step-daughter and family. Wife's lamb dhansak turned up weirdly sweet. her judgment: I think the chef's used sugar rather than salt. Complained to waiter. Dish...
Like it or not, we daily see things we would prefer not to see, and when we look at the daily newspaper or the television screen, accounts of injustice, cruelty, and tragedy leap out to tug at our...
I was asked by a theist what would be needed to cause me to: 1. Believe in God . 2. Believe in the bible. I said 1. A number of verifiable miracles, would make me think about it. 2. Nothing would make...
This question arises from the discussion in R&S on the dubious practice of Water Divining. Sometimes the conclusions of science result not from positive evidence that the subject is invalid, but from...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/war-on-wonga-were-putting-you-out-of-business-archbishop-of-canterbury-justin-welby-tells-payday-loans-company-8730839.html The Bible tells us that...
According to some of the religious people here, the reason atheists argue religion is because they ‘are not sure and are a bit worried’ (Keyplus’ words). Religion is an option available to all...
In the good old days, we used to answer the telephone with 'Hello, Whitehall 231.' With the rise of mobile phones and spam calls that doesn't seem sensible. So, what's a polite way to answer one's...
I’ve just been listening to ‘The Bottom Line’ on Radio 4 where the guests were the vice president of CH2M Hill, the CEO of Veolia Water, and the CEO of Anglian Water, who all said that water...
No matter how many times it's explained, how well it's explained, even though I've watched school programmes about the subject (many years ago) and read various books about it I cannot get my head...
My wife's had big problems with a partial denture made for her recently. The dentist is willing to make new one, but we don't trust him to get it right and have asked for our money back. This he...
Help please. Beats stuffing out of tortoise one afternoon in retirement. 5 letters...??L?I.........What makes a spirit is ,Jung regularly observed, mysterious...2 words, 5 and 4 letters. S???R....?A??...