BBC NEWS | Politics | BNP secures two European seats
It's not a great step in any direction, but I'm not that concerned given that it's the election for the European parliament and they only have 2 seats - they can't do much. My main concern is their local power in the North West of England...
That's right, I sent my application for a PostGraduate Masters in Social Work today, along with personal statement as to why I should be accepted onto the course and examples of social based work I've done in the past and studies I've done to give me a decent background in sociology.
I would...
I just received an email from the head of my department that one of my lecturers, Dr. Paul Fletcher, who was only in his late 30's or early 40's, died today from a heart attack. He was an amazing lecturer, wonderful teacher and tutor, passionate about everything he did.
I would like to offer...
i was thinking, it's been a while since the last poll, and we've had lots of new members join - who here is LGBTQ? what about any straight allies? (Edit: poll added, be warned it's a public poll.)
given the amount of threads around at the moment discussing homosexuality, i thought it would...
hey all :)
i have a few questions but didn't want to take the thread they sprang from off topic.
regarding some of the comments from some people in this thread, i would like to ask, is there a precedent for socialising your children in a specific way? is a precedent set from the Church...
the only conclusion i can draw from this post is that it is your opinion that the existence of kids from gay parents will disrupt the moral capacity of your own kids. putting the gay marriage issue aside for a minute, kids from gay parents will still be around your kids, you can't change...
i was discussing this with a friend the other day, she worked as an English teacher over in Japan for a year about 4 years ago now. she had been learning Japanese and learning about Japanese history and culture prior to going.
she was interested in Shinto before going, but didn't particularly...
hey all. i'm putting this in comparative religion because i'm interested in everyone's views on this.
for my dissertation, 10,000 words, i have decided my dissertation title will be "In the modern world, how does one define a witch?"
i have until 10 months from now to do my research and write...
Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. this thread is for UV, but if anyone has any question i will endeavor to answer them to the best of my ability. i must declare though, that my knowledge here is second hand. i have done very little reading on the Golden Dawn, my knowledge is from...
hey all!
i'm going home for a couple of weeks for the easter holiday. i know easter was last weekend (according to some religions/traditions ;) ) but i have another 3 weeks off, so i'm spending some time back in Nottingham.
anyway, i'm getting train down, so the only internet access i will...
gay pride events, why do we have them? how did they originate? do we still need them? what constitutes a gay pride event? do gay pride events force homosexuality in people's faces? is this a good or a bad thing?
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for my sociology of religion module, i have a 3000 word essay to write. the question i have picked is:
Compare and contrast Marx's sociological critique of religion to that of either Durkheim of Weber.
i would be happy to write about either Durkhim of Weber, and i can't make my mind up. the...
are there any good, free, online chess servers?
is anyone here on a chess server?
does anyone want to play chess over a server?
can anyone here even play chess?
i want to play chess!
should the ethical (supposedly), modern countries pressure other countries into a more humanitarian ethic?
the prime example at the moment is Iran, but the debate certainly expands beyond the issue of homosexuality and the country of Iran.
in Iran homosexuality is illegal and gays are...
hey, quick question...
Jain's view the universe in a sort of person shape, the Earth is the at the center, it's the belt around the waist, Heaven is above us, Hell is below us, and when one achieves Moksha they rise above Heaven to the top of the universe, free form pain, suffering, Karma, and...
this thread does contain spoilers, because i love the ending so much i'm gonna rant about it!
ok, so for a long time now i have felt that the gaming industry is lacking in sinister game endings, i still think the film industry is as well. why can't the bad guys win for once? why can;t we go...
so, let's all have a chat about Runes!
does anyone here use Runes? does anyone here have any knowledge of Runes?
i'm learning a bit about Runes at a 1 hour weekly seminar thing a Heathen friend of mine from the Pagan Society at my university is running, but before this i have never studied...
i've only just read a thread that Victor posted a while ago, in the Catholic DIR, and i have a few issues with some of the information given on the New Age. so i'm posting this thread to address those issues. of course, the New Age covers a wide diversity, so anything i say is also open to...