What's Happening in the UK?

[The Ween]

I see. I let you warm my feet and you don't even ask me.

Oops.

 

[pixletwin]

Do you have a long hairy beard and wear red jump shorts and a pointy hat?

 

[The Ween]

Do you have a long hairy beard and wear red jump shorts and a pointy hat?

Only if you want me to, baby.

 

[devilof76]

Are you really that short?

My older brothers actually convinced me when I was 4 years old that we were descended from an old and prestigious Hobbit family.

Things like that make me wish I had older brothers.

Bake me a cookie!

I know I'm missing something here, but I don't know what. All I know is that I hope it's dirty.

 

[The Ween]

Are you really that short?

I'm 5' barefoot. So....yeah.

Things like that make me wish I had older brothers.

I know I'm missing something here, but I don't know what. All I know is that I hope it's dirty.

 

[Lejuan]

This thread just took a turn for the better

 

[devilof76]

Damn it.

No, not that kind of elf.

 

[The Ween]

Damn it.

No, not that kind of elf.

 

[pixletwin]

 

[devilof76]

I'll give you cookie...

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Not sure how accurate this is since my Aunt goes yo Church each week and says it's packed & i'm more inclined to believe her than DM but

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2332998/One-country-religions-telling-pictures-The-pews-churches-just-yards-overcrowded-mosque.html

Is it that christians/catholics have less faith or have more choice

 

[Lejuan]

Is it that christians/catholics have less faith or have more choice

I would've though the answer obvious: you Poms are godless heathens and infidels.

 

[316what]

your wrong buddy, they are your religion and you guys just don't want to admit it...

thanks for the compliment. Your post on the other hand is retarded.

people pick their religion. Just because you are the same religion doesn't mean you can exclude them when they do something wrong.

Wow, some serious flawed "logic" here....it's akin to saying all Christians support Westboro Baptist Church.

 

[The Ween]

Wow, some serious flawed "logic" here....it's akin to saying all Christians support Westboro Baptist Church.

I think what he means to say is, they are part of their religion whether they want to say so or not, just like Westboro Church or the Klan are part of the Christian faith.

 

[The Ween]

Not sure how accurate this is since my Aunt goes yo Church each week and says it's packed & i'm more inclined to believe her than DM but

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...s-churches-just-yards-overcrowded-mosque.html

Is it that christians/catholics have less faith or have more choice

I'm sure there are a lot more churches than mosques in the UK. And not all Christian attend church.

What bothers me about that picture is the segregation of the men and women in the mosque but if it doesn't bother the women, then

 

[vodoun]

It's one of those things that stops you in your tracks when you hear about it in detail and see the imagery. It's completely jaw dropping in the worst possible way. I'm Irish, not British, but I know if I was, I would be sticking Union Jacks all over the bloody place. And trust me with Irish/UK history being the way it is thats quite a statement from an Irishman. The real horror of it is just shocking, the poor mans family.. I can't even imagine.

Then the EDL stick on ski masks.

I lived 10 yrs in the UK so I think I can say a thing or two about that particularly as far as it relates to Muslims and the subject of radicalization.

Just to clarify, you came here in 2003? how come you moved back?

I'm glad I moved back too.
Just sayin'

I don't know why they preach so much love for London because it's anything but a great place. Plus according to any Government thats in power, nothing else exists outside of London.

Plus more and more white people are being alienated where they live and getting pushed out. So many parts in England you see it, you'd think wtf! am I in the UK?


You know the best part I always love about politicians, is how they honestly believe they can end terrorism. Religious wars having been going on since biblical times.

All religions suck. People only use them to justify their teribble behavior or seek comfort in the fact they may see dead relatives again some day. It's all childish immature and rather selfish nonsense and I truely hate it more than anything in the world.

Lot's of people believe in religion and haven't conducted terrible behaviour. Like some believe in the bible because of this huge gay marriage push thats going on in the UK. When it's nothing but extra votes Cameron is trying to get out of it. Lot's of politicians are exploiting this.

Oh trust me, I came out of "My shell" long ago when I realised at the age of about 7-8 that my parents we're trying to brainwash me into believing hell was real so I'd behave. I was forced without choice to goto church, sunday school, and confirmation and my hatred for the religion I was raised under is oh so much stronger for my first hand education as to their morales and goals. I've since taken the time to educate myself regarding all religions because I see them as the largest threat to humanity as a whole. To claim any religion is innocent and just wants peace and happiness is pure insider nonsense and straight up contradictory to other existing religions and lifestyles.

Then sadly you suffered bad parenting.

Well we should also be honest that America has been really great at creating it's own problems. We should all be able to admit that.

Britain created most of the problems throughout history. Yet we're still horsing about screwing with other countries when we cant even sort out our own.

At its core I believe all religion is about giving people a moral code to live by. Looked at that way, I can't see how any God would condone anything which is unjust or hateful.

Only it seems Governments are throwing morals out the window for votes and trying to rewrite history as new laws.

Personally it drives me friggin nuts and i truly dislike religions as they are atm and how they force themselves on the world. Wether it's muslims calling us all infidels or the pope saying you cant wear a condom.....i dont give a crap just be tolerant and let people do their own thing.

Doing their own thing is coming with a penalty right now and has slowly been getting worse in the form of anarchy. Not remember 2011? god knows what might kick off if we get a hot summer. I'm dreading to think with all the hate thats brewing.

 

[Deckard]

Lot's of people believe in religion and haven't conducted terrible behaviour. Like some believe in the bible because of this huge gay marriage push thats going on in the UK. When it's nothing but extra votes Cameron is trying to get out of it. Lot's of politicians are exploiting this.




Then sadly you suffered bad parenting.
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Yea the ones who take the bible literally are the biggest problem but alot of them also expect something in return which is why, praying for whatever nonsense like a new ipad, eternal life in heaven all seems equally selfish to me.

Bad parenting? Nope, no worse then you likely, no worse then I'd venture to guess something like over 90 percent of the memebers here who were likely raised to believe in a religion without being asked if they wanted to or which religion they would like to belong to.

Or did your parents come to you at age 5 and ask what religion you would like to belong to?

I doubt it and I also suspect most who experianced that are still that religion to this day without having ever having put serious thought into what if you're wrong and one of the other religions is right or all wrong. You were raised to believe a certain way so I'd venture they probably also think by default their religion is the best outta just a little bit of team spirit.

We're all brainwashed from a young age to believe that if you do wrong their is consequence, things like don't murder or you goto hell are obvious good ones, unfortunately most people are dumb enough to take religious text completely literally and by the time your old enough to make your own decision to walk away the damage has been done. So as a result we have people who really do believe things like Noah's Ark or Jesus will return and pawn off their existance on such nonsense thinking things like "I don't have to play a part fixing society, God will sort it out."

Couple it with the wars, rapes, and general way it's used everyday as an excuse for some sort of terrible behaviour and it isn't hard to see why people hate it.

 

[Solidus]

So.... is there anything happening in the UK today?

 

[RagingBull]

Not sure how accurate this is since my Aunt goes yo Church each week and says it's packed & i'm more inclined to believe her than DM but

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2332998/One-country-religions-telling-pictures-The-pews-churches-just-yards-overcrowded-mosque.html

Is it that christians/catholics have less faith or have more choice

Yeah I don't understand that. Where I live there's 3 churches? But every Sunday there all looked packed out

 

[intothevoid]

Just to clarify, you came here in 2003? how come you moved back?

Yes, 2003-2013.

Well a number of factors all seemed to converge at the same time.
I was unhappy in my past career in the finance industry, add to that my marriage just wasn't working out for either of us and I got divorced a few months ago. But the main clincher ultimately was I'd been watching the situation in Pakistan get worse and worse over the years from afar and it really hurt me. I can no longer justify walking away from the problem - so I'm trying to be a part of the solution in some way.

So i'm here now and just finding my way - interviewing with various development related institutions while working on my music.

I don't know why they preach so much love for London because it's anything but a great place. Plus according to any Government thats in power, nothing else exists outside of London.

Plus more and more white people are being alienated where they live and getting pushed out. So many parts in England you see it, you'd think wtf! am I in the UK?

Well I think London is a great place because there is something there for everyone. However, I do agree that the UK governments have consistently ignored what happens outside of London, and it's created rampant inequality in society. Sad really.

And yeah, like I said before, multiculturalism has failed.

Lot's of people believe in religion and haven't conducted terrible behaviour.

Exactly what i've been saying