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kuresu Member (Idle past 2513 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
must we make the point, yet again, that english common law was established before the christians got to england?
besides, how can a penal code have punishments if it's based off of the commandments--does it ever label a single punishment for breaking the code? no. so here we have a law without punishment--what a great system. All a man's knowledge comes from his experiences
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nator Member (Idle past 2170 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
quote: In many cases, cemataries are the only large swath of green earth left in an otherwise concrete and steel jungle city, so they are hardly a waste of land. And can you please elaborate upon your claim that Atheism is everywhere in politics? I am really looking forward to knowing who all of the athiest lawmakers and other elected officals are in the country. Edited by schrafinator, : No reason given.
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Omnivorous Member Posts: 3978 From: Adirondackia Joined: Member Rating: 7.3 |
You know, Schraf, the way nemesis can't stop talking about atheism-- he sees it everywhere, the way some guys who drive big trucks, love tools and wear lots of keys can't stop thinking about queers--I think he might, you know, secretly, in his heart, so to speak, possibly harbor...
Doubt.
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ohnhai Member (Idle past 5162 days) Posts: 649 From: Melbourne, Australia Joined: |
Oh I don’t know.
Give me fresh pork and apple sausages, grilled to an even deep brown, two rounds of chunky fried bread, grilled beef tomatos & open field mushrooms, baked beans and cap it all fresh home made black pudding from the same pig the sausages came from. (oh man, I have not had a decent black pudding in years) Or. Pan fried fillet of Yellow Tail King Fish on a shaped bed of seasoned basmati rice with a pan fired (in a light dry wine) side of thinly sliced Zuchini, carrot, spring onion, button mushrooms and crushed walnuts, all drizzled with a smattering of hoi-sin sauce. yum.
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2513 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
why is it that you prisoners have to have good food?
abe: and that we get crap? (except the black pudding--if it's what I think it is, it's really similar to blood pudding (swedish name, translated to english) Edited by kuresu, : No reason given. All a man's knowledge comes from his experiences
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Larni Member (Idle past 164 days) Posts: 4000 From: Liverpool Joined: |
kuresu writes: how can a penal code have punishments if it's based off of the commandments--does it ever label a single punishment for breaking the code? I bet they were all along the lines of being put to death.
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Archer Opteryx Member (Idle past 3598 days) Posts: 1811 From: East Asia Joined: |
I saw something interesting in the BBC a while back. I wish I could provide a link; I will if I can. I'd like your take on this.
The author was talking about the different expectations in the UK and USA when it comes to politicians expressing religious beliefs. Voters in the UK want politicians to keep it private, as you indicate, while American voters like to hear what God has done in a politician's life. The irony? The UK actually has a state religion, while the USA has a constitutional separation of church and state. The author suggested this is more than irony. It is because the UK has a state religion that voters like politicians to be religiously neutral. And it is because the American system is religiously neutral that voters like politicians to affirm the value of religion. Archer
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Archer Opteryx Member (Idle past 3598 days) Posts: 1811 From: East Asia Joined: |
kuresu writes:
how can a penal code have punishments That reminds me of something I've always wondered. If rice grows on a rice farm and strawberries grow on a strawberry farm, what grows on a penal farm? Archer
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PurpleYouko Member Posts: 714 From: Columbia Missouri Joined: |
Stop it! You're making me hungry and its hours till lunch time
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MangyTiger Member (Idle past 6354 days) Posts: 989 From: Leicester, UK Joined: |
I don't think it's related to the fact we have an established religion while the US has a separation of church and state, at least not directly.
It is more a reflection of the differences between the two societies. As has been discussed earlier in this thread, by and large religion is regarded as a private matter in England (it can be different elsewhere in the UK but England makes up the vast majority of the population). I don't know that anyone really knows why - perhaps it is because of the long and bloody history of religious conflict in this country. Of course that conflict was between the Catholic and Protestant faiths and has its roots with the creation of the Church Of England by Henry VIII, so that gives you an indirect relation to the established church vs. separation idea. It's also the case in my experience that not only are we more private about religion we are, by and large, nowhere near as religious as the Americans. The percentage of the population that are active, regular church goers is much lower here than in the US and we also have far fewer fundamentalists. Oops! Wrong Planet
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
As has been discussed earlier in this thread, by and large religion is regarded as a private matter in England (it can be different elsewhere in the UK but England makes up the vast majority of the population). Maybe the crowd I've run with in my life is not typical, but the experiences I've had in the states do not involve talking about religious beliefs at your basic cocktail party. Edited by robinrohan, : No reason given.
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2513 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
right. those are for bragging about your child's success, you're success, or for finding out how others are doing.
now, walk into a debate, or a bar, and it'll be different. Or, you basic, everyday campaign. (not to be confused with the champagne of above party ) All a man's knowledge comes from his experiences
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robinrohan Inactive Member |
now, walk into a debate, or a bar, and it'll be different.
They don't talk about religion in any bar I've been in. And I've been in a lot of them.
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kuresu Member (Idle past 2513 days) Posts: 2544 From: boulder, colorado Joined: |
get someone drunk enough--one of those who blabber when drunk.
please note, my only experience is by knowing how drunks act, having never really been to a bar before, but the atmosphere there is sure to be different from the polite, (in)formal one of a cocktail party. All a man's knowledge comes from his experiences
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anglagard Member (Idle past 837 days) Posts: 2339 From: Socorro, New Mexico USA Joined: |
They don't talk about religion in any bar I've been in. Evidently, you have never been to the Capitol Bar in Socorro, NM as everything under the sun is open to discussion. Unfortunatly, grad-level physics classes are no longer taught there as in the old days. Personally, I blame the bad side of political correctness.
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