limpid Posted November 21, 2012 Administrator Share Posted November 21, 2012 I care. Unbelievably there are still bishops in the second house who are there because they are bishops and no other reason. I find that offensive, especially when the cult that appoints them discriminates on the basis of sex and carries no mandate from the very people it claims to represent. I want them shown up for the ridiculous anachronism that they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 21, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted November 21, 2012 Good point Simon. And I agree (surprise, surprise). That debate is there to be had. What I don't care about is their stupid internal rules. Why any sensible woman would want to be a top magic mumbo-jumbo person is no concern of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 "Archaic superisitious cult continues with archaic supersitious practice" really got more news time than it deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted November 21, 2012 Moderator Share Posted November 21, 2012 Genuine Louisiana State School grade 5 text book... The USA breeding a whole new generation of fucktards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted November 21, 2012 Administrator Share Posted November 21, 2012 Answers from Genesis. The book which tells us that god created light and day and then several days later created the two lights in the sky, the sun and the moon. You'd think god might have known that the moon isn't a light or that the sun gives us the day. It's like god didn't know what he was doing or perhaps this was all stone age myths written down by bronze age politicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I like the bit in Gareth's post that says "God's word is always accurate . We can trust it to be true even in areas of science." Hilarious but scary that people genuinely believe that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I don't know how true this is, but good lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Insanely, insanely stupid For those wondering, the state of Kelantan referenced in the article is the Malaysian equivalent of rural Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 1, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 1, 2012 New Govt Rules in UK to make it compulsory to teach evolution by natural selection to receive funding for free schools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 1, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted December 1, 2012 New Govt Rules in UK to make it compulsory to teach evolution by natural selection to receive funding for free schools Halle **** lujah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 It's only a theory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Halle **** lujah. Why isn't it mandatory already for all schools to teach it? I know there are still many fundamentalist kooks running about the UK, but they are not 40% of the population like they are in the US of A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 2, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 2, 2012 Why isn't it mandatory already for all schools to teach it? I know there are still many fundamentalist kooks running about the UK, but they are not 40% of the population like they are in the US of A. It is mandatory but there were loop(y) holes in the legislation, this tightens it up. The schools affected by this aren't the state schools but the new Free Schools that the government has brought in, which are state funded but they are outside the national curriculum. I reality there aren't that many at present but there will be many more by next year (though still a small percentage of the overall number). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Well, fwiw evolution isn't taught in schools here (but neither is creationism). Anyway, I remember Dawkins talking about religious schools in the UK teaching anti-science before, which was why I asked if it was mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 2, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted December 2, 2012 We've been OK for years here, but since (Catholic) Blair's "reforms" we've opened the doors for more so-called "free" schools which had a lot more leeway in what they taught. A huge backwards step, IMO. This does at least attempt to restrain some of their more loony tendencies. We can't stop people being superstitious, but we should be able to stop them teaching superstition in schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Someone's talking out of his a*** again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 A god fearing, palace dwelling, celibate high priest questions what it is to be a man. I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 21, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2012 He wears a dress as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I bet he drinks Baileys too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 21, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2012 Nah, pints of creme de menthe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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