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How is killing young girls considered "honour"?
Started Nov 1, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
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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Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'Concerned about what we're learning about govt data collection, privacy, and secrecy?'"@ Rocky john,
I have been to China - in fact I have traveled most of the world. I believe you are a tad younger than me, and your world has been connected electronically for most of your life. Mine hasn't. I am probably more…"
Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'Concerned about what we're learning about govt data collection, privacy, and secrecy?'"I can only imagine that listening or reading actual communications, would lead to insanity at a rate of knots.
Still, I like the idea of making a call from a phone that's actually over at Bob's.
(yeah, yeah, I know -…"
Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'Concerned about what we're learning about govt data collection, privacy, and secrecy?'"I think the problem here could be reciprocity. The US government could be tuning in to UK exchanges and the UK government could be tuning in to US exchanges. Then it would simply be a matter of exchanging the findings, neatly…"
Strega replied to Gallup's Mirror's discussion 'Secret NSA domestic spying: the survellence state is here and you live in it'"News just in - evidently Google is denying outright that it gives access to governments in respect of its user data. "
Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'Concerned about what we're learning about govt data collection, privacy, and secrecy?'"That's funny Rocky john! Can you imagine what it would be like to have the job of sifting through the data? it would be like being force fed every bit of Facebook, all the crap comments, every bit of Youtube, and all those awful…"
Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'If in killing a woman her unborn baby is killed as well...'"Very good questions, Gregg"
Strega replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'Meet the Avatars!!!!!'"Count me in - as long as I get a couple of weeks warning, I should be good to go :)"
Strega replied to Belle Rose's discussion 'Meet the Avatars!!!!!'"Reg, are you likely to be anywhere near us in London next weekend?"
Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'If in killing a woman her unborn baby is killed as well...'"Blimey, Unseen, I asked for evidence because you said, "all the time". I can imagine fetuses might be "saved" if the pregnancy is in the last two or three months. To me, "all the time" makes the process sound…"
Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'If in killing a woman her unborn baby is killed as well...'"Actually we call then mothers-to-be, or more often, pregnant women. I had no idea you called pregnant women "Mothers". Mirriam Websters defines Mother as:-
Perhaps it has become more colloquially used over here in the…"
Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'If in killing a woman her unborn baby is killed as well...'"All the time? Evidence please"
Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'If in killing a woman her unborn baby is killed as well...'"That is an "either/or" question that I believe is called a "false dichotomy", which you usually are not guilty of.
One of the reasons I think you cannot treat your scenario as a double-homicide is simply that you cannot kill off…"
Strega replied to Rick Yost's discussion 'Agnostic/Atheist, You either believe or you don't.'"Smiles, welcome to TA, Sand! Wonderful that you've started posting - it took me a while before I finally jumped in, and even then it was a bit of a trial by fire!
You seem to have found a way to live that works for you. Nobody will…"
Strega replied to Unseen's discussion 'If in killing a woman her unborn baby is killed as well...'"Waste not, want not....
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- A Brit living in Vermont with my Vermont-born wife and some adult stepchildren, a bird, a dog and a bunch of cats. Working towards getting permanent residency status by expanding my UK company interests in the USA.
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The best way to stop your child becoming an atheist
Posted on September 29, 2012 at 10:54pm 1 Comment 2 Likes
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Posted on September 9, 2012 at 7:36pm 7 Comments 2 Likes
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 11:18pm on May 26, 2013,
Richard E. Robertson said… Happily I do accept your friend request. I"m glad you find my posts enjoyable.
- 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 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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