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    pastor Terry Jones

    I'm not sure if politics is exactly the right place for this thread but if not I would be grateful for a moderator to move it. What is the general opinion of pastor Terry Jones in the USA ? He is known in the media here as being an outspoken anti-Islamist. It has also appeared in the media...
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    Health Care Reform

    Obviously there has been a lot of discussion in these fora about American health care and comparisons with other countries etc. The impression I am getting is that most Americans feel that some reform is necessary but there is obvious disagreement about exactly what this should be Firstly, is...
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    Stephen Hawking and how to lose friends and alienate people.

    I have started a different thread about how the lies of certain Americans about the British NHS are upsetting to British people and to British doctors particularly; but this one is a lie of such gargantuan proportions that it really does deserve a thread of its own. In an editorial at the...
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    Lies, Euthanasia and the National Health Service

    Hello, my name is Michael and I am a British doctor. I qualified in 1997 and currently work as a General Practioner in a city in the north of England. Let me make something very clear at the start of this post. I really could not care less how the USA goes about health care provision. I have...
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    What this forum needs ...

    Is more threads about gays.
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    Naturalism ... a self-refuting argument?

    Firstly, my understanding is that naturalism is the philosophical argument that all phenomena can (theoretically) be explained in terms of natural causes and laws. (I used wikipaedia for this). Is that how others see it or would you add anything to this?
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    Reasons to abort a pregnancy

    OK, it's a question I am wary of asking but it has been alluded to a couple of times; so here goes. If there were an antenatal test that could be performed (eg, amniocentesis or CVB) that could detect genetic markers for homosexuality, should it be legal for a woman to abort solely for that...
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    Gay marriage and Catholicism

    The whole gay marriage debate whilst interesting to observe is irrelevant to me as I am not a US citizen and never intend to be one (no offence; I like your country a lot and have enjoyed the time I have spent there. No friendlier people in my opinion). But it should also be completely...
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    Atheism and the supernatural

    On another thread someone has (quite accurately) pointed out to me that an atheist whilst not believing in Gods, could still theoretically believe in the supernatural. I was wondering, of the atheists here, do any of you have any belief in the existence of anything that could be termed...
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    The War in Iraq

    Ethical or not?
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    Boxing

    What does the panel think about the ethics of boxing? I was watching the Ali - Frasier fight from 1/10/75 in Manilla. Probably the best boxing match ever IMO. But incredibly brutal. In the UK the BMA (British Medical Association) has been active in trying to make boxing illegal. Personally I...
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    I've just figured something out ...

    Atheism = 0 multiplied by 0, which in turn = 0. Hawkins and Dawkings both agree and they are dead brainy and all that.
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    Atheists...

    Do any of the atheists who post here ever feel persecuted for their "faith" ? (or lack of faith, or worldview ... whatever. I'm not looking to debate whether atheism is a faith position here). I'm not talking about atheists who may also happen to pro-choice or gay and as a result of these...
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    Pro-life and the medical profession

    I asked this question a while back but no-one answered. Given the result of your presidential election, minds may be more focussed on the issue now. In the U.S. is it legal for doctors and other health professionals to have nothing to do with abortion at any stage on the grounds of...
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    A Foreigner's Question

    Even though I am British and live in Britain; like many, many people here I am very interested in the US presidential election and have been following it closely in the media. I have also been very interested in the many threads in this and other fora of CF on the subject. One question keeps...
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    Summer Heights High

    The rest of the world should thank Australia for this, probably the funniest TV show I have seen for ages. Chris Lilley is a genius. Jonah Takalua for Prime Minister!
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    I'm in love...

    With Lois Griffen out of Family Guy. How can I tell my wife??
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    Conscientious objection and US law

    Just reading one of the other threads in this forum has raised a question in my mind about the laws governing doctors and other health professionals and abortion in the US. Here in the UK, a doctor or other health professional can choose to have no part in any aspect of abortion for reasons of...
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    I'm sure it must have been asked here before but ...

    Favourite country song of all time? I know it's almost impossible to answer and may change from month to month; but one of my favourites if not the favourite is : "Ode to Billy Jo" by Bobbi Gentry.
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    Hello everyone

    I'm new to these fora and as I'm a Catholic I thought I'd introduce myself here. My name's Mike and I live in Liverpool, England. Looking through the threads here it seems that everyone is from the U.S.A or Canada. Anyone from my side of the Atlantic? What really strikes me as interesting...