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How is killing young girls considered "honour"?

Started Nov 1, 2012 0 Replies

A mother and father in Pakistani-administered Kashmir have been arrested for murdering their 15-year-old daughter by dousing her with acid "in the name of an honour", police say.The article on the…Continue

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Posted on September 9, 2012 at 7:36pm 7 Comments

A while back, I had a long chat with my niece, trying to explain what I believe is the inevitability of events and the consequent contradiction of the concept of free will.  She puttered off and posted on her page/site/whatever, what was probably a two hour conversation condensed into a short explanation.  I post that here to give the benefit of brevity to anyone who is interested.

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At 6:06am on May 16, 2013, Suzanne Olson-Hyde said…
This statement was just commonsense for me - if gays, either male or female think alike, understand the emotions of their partner, because they are the same sex, gotta be better parents.


http://www.livescience.com/17913-advantages-gay-parents.html
At 6:07pm on April 29, 2013, Rob Klaers said…

Thanks for the compliment on my profile. :) 

At 11:07pm on April 28, 2013, archaeopteryx said…

My own thought, is much less Victorian, staid, British, stiff-upper-lip, and all that rot --

At 10:17pm on April 28, 2013, Heather Spoonheim said…

Hey, nice new profile pic - you look less professional/English and more casual/American, :D

At 1:48pm on April 25, 2013, RockyShukura said…

Thanks for the invite! 

At 8:34pm on March 31, 2013, Keith Murphy said…

Hey there Straga, thanks for the invite :)

At 5:25am on March 22, 2013, Dr.Grixis said…

Thanks for the invite, Strega!

At 7:30pm on March 17, 2013, angela kozma said…

Loved our talk and new list of stuff to learn. :)

At 4:30pm on February 26, 2013, MikeLong said…

Thanks, I often tend to go overboard, so I need my friends :-)

At 3:53pm on February 15, 2013, Heather Pilkinton said…
Thanks...It actually made me learn the Bible inside and out, and it made me realize just how bad cafeteria christianity can be.
 
 
 

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