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The most blatant example of prejudicial bias is in the mission statement of the Creation Research Institute - the bit where they explicitly state that evidence contradicting the Bible must be wrong

So it should. I think those sorts of people are definitely harming the good public image of decent, sane Christians like you. Although Palin's own statements clearly mark her out as an ill informed anti-science creationist who thinks of the conflicts in the middle east as a "holy war", I think...

This illustrates another reason why I'm glad McCain and Palin lost (I'm not that fussed about Obama - he's too right wing to be electable in Europe). They are more likely to be influenced in their Middle East policies by their interpretation of their favourite book of apocalyptic prophesies. I...

I think you'll find that we're merely expressing astonishment that anyone could claim the BBC is biased and then immediately say that Fox - the most notoriously biased news source in the world - is any better.

"Many shades of gay", then.

A phrase involving pots and kettles comes to mind.

OK, I'm stumped. I read what you wrote again, and I tried to think of any sane way to interpret it as anything other than an implication that calling you on the lie that homosexuality is all about the sex act was an instance of "leftists persecuting Christians violently". What did you actually...

How is it "violent persecution" to have to repeatedly point out that you're flat out wrong? It's irksome to have to do so, but there are still plenty of people ignorant enough to believe your repeated lies about what it means to be homosexual. If you can give a convincing argument as to how a...

Cans? Even decent beer is ruined by putting it in a can. Ideally, it should be hand pumped from a well cellared cask. Failing that, bottles will do, especially if the beer has been bottle conditioned.

RB, you've been shown a number of transitions, and all you do is stick your fingers in your ears, shut your eyes and shout "No, that one doesn't count!". Why should anyone expend the effort to show you more transitions when you're just going to ignore them, say they're "too obvious", claim...

You see your mistake here, don't you? You're expecting him to: a) See the logical reason why his statement is, in fact, wrong b) Actually acknowledge the mistake and say "oh, OK, I meant almost all", thus weakening his claim. Based on past form, neither is likely, is it?

I'm annoyed that, despite the fact that I've done a load of arguing for gay rights, I can't get a copy of the Agenda. I'm beginning to suspect it's discrimination just because I'm straight.

(emphasis added) Yes, there are plenty of social reasons that would prevent someone from self-identifying as homosexual. For instance, I doubt you'll find as many people self-identifying as homosexuals in Mecca as you will in Manchester. Unfortunately, the socialised stigma of homosexuality in...

No, he's speaking to a massive groupthink contingent. The fact that this contingent exists only in his mind doesn't change the fact that that's whom he is speaking to. We know that this imaginary cabal is whom he always addressing, and this is what makes his posts so predictable.

An important distinction. In fact, if the fairly well evidenced hypothesis that homosexuality has a significant genetic component turns out to be true, a (genetically) homosexual person who has been "socialised" into the mindet that being gay is no worse than being straight is liable to be less...

Wow, you said something true. I'll mark the date in my diary. You're entirely correct that the way in which conservative fundamentalists on this subforum tend to turn every thread into one about homosexuality (and/or abortion) is a sign of their malevolence.

I just want my kids, when I have any, to be happy, good people. I want them to be open and accept others for who they are, too. With any luck, that will mean that if they're gay, bi, trans or whatever, they won't see "coming out" to their dad as some sort of big, traumatic event, as they'll know...

I woudn't approve of corporal punishment of anyone by anyone. As for "striking out in anger", one of the things I try to instil in my trainees is that if you get angry with a pupil or class, you've lost. Sometimes it's appropriate to feign anger, or claim you're angry, but the minute you start...

My wife and I make a point of leaving the house as soon as we're both back from work and not coming back until quite late on Halloween. It'll be irksome this year as it's on a Friday, so everywhere will be crowded, but I'd rather put up with queues at the cinema than the constant stream of...

I was actually addressing what you wrote. I gave two options, either you were serious or you were trying to draw a witty analogy. If what you wrote were actually successful in being witty, I wouldn't have explored the first option. I post here under my real name, and have linked to a...