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That was England up until 1979 .....
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By making Sunday (or any other day) an enforced day of rest, for as many people as possible (obviously nurses, firefighters etc can't), you allow people to have the same day off as other people. If it wasn't for this, in a large family you would almost never be able to have a day off together, as rather than having more choice, you have less choice, as companies will force you to work when they want.
What about those of us that don't live in a traditional family unit and don't wish to do so? Why should be be penalised at the expense of those that do?
I'm not suggesting that those in traditional family structures should loose out because of my own personal interests but it seems to me that with those structures and sentiments in decline to hold to them is a rather redundant ambition.
You talk of companies "forcing" people to work when they want and having an enforced day of rest to counter this. Away from religion this is a strictly legislative issue. Enforcing a single day off is a rather blunt and simplistic use of that legislative authority. A more flexible approach has the capacity to serve people better and provide more options for for people to access facilities and services. I appreciate that it may be more complicated, but that doesn't mean that it isn't something that is worth exploring.
A day of rest may well be compassionate, humanistic and communal, but it is that last word that is the crux of my argument really. The contexts of community have changed since the many years ago when a Sabbath was introduced. We in the developed nations no longer live in hunter gatherer communities, or even subsistence communities. We have even passed through the agricultural and industrial ages and are at a point where we as individuals, or combinative units, can elect the communities that we wish to be a part of. Therefore, does it really serve us to shoehorn ourselves into outdated and outmoded social formats? I genuinely don't think that is does. I believe there should be a degree of individual freedom to determine which communities they belong to and which days they take as rest.
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I don't like 'em up me, don't get me wrong I am a gay as the next fella' - I like wearing dresses and hanging around schools on the off chance that I might get to cop a feel every now and again, but this does not make me gay - just bi-curious/gay/gay-curious, its the real gays we need to keep an eye on, you know . . the blacks . . etc
Your lot disgust me.
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Repped. This may be the best post on the forum yet.
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Some of my best friends are tynans.
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So who won in the end, the hipsters or the Jews?
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Only one winner
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/dec/16/bbc-africa-have-your-say?CMP=AFCYAH
On the BBC news website "should homosexuals face execution ?
Premoderated posts included one from Chris, Guildford, posted at 8.59am, which attracted 51 recommendations of support. He wrote: "Totally agree. Ought to be imposed in the UK too, asap. Bring back some respectable family values. Why do we have to suffer 'gay pride' festivals? Would I be allowed to organise a 'straight pride' festival? No, thought as much!! If homosexuality is natural, as we are forced to believe, how can they sustain the species? I suggest all gays are put on a remote island somewhere and left for a generation - after which, theoretically there should be none left!"
And this one . . .
"Bravo to the Ugandans for this wise decision, a bright step in eliminating this menace from your society. We hope other African nations will also follow your bold step."
Appeasing religious factions in search of votes is just great, it nearly always ends in something brilliant.
I want to say so much but know that there is no point. But if this is an enlightened society I fear enlightenment.
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We seemed to have missed the nude protest:
[QUOTE]The protesters planned to read through the streets without their tops, but wintry weather forced them to stay dressed.
Hipster protest fail.[/QUOTE]
Did they read at least? What, VICE? Now, that would have been subversive.
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More good news from the coffins of religion !!
Hall-the fuck- elujah !!! Praise be ! Praise be !
Hundreds of British schoolgirls are facing the terrifying prospect of female genital mutilation (FGM) over the Christmas holidays as experts warn the practice continues to flourish across the country. Parents typically take their daughters back to their country of origin for FGM during school holidays, but The Independent on Sunday has been told that "cutters" are being flown to the UK to carry out the mutilation at "parties" involving up to 20 girls to save money.
Fuck religion.
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More good news from the coffins of religion !!
Hall-the fuck- elujah !!! Praise be ! Praise be !
Hundreds of British schoolgirls are facing the terrifying prospect of female genital mutilation (FGM) over the Christmas holidays as experts warn the practice continues to flourish across the country. Parents typically take their daughters back to their country of origin for FGM during school holidays, but The Independent on Sunday has been told that "cutters" are being flown to the UK to carry out the mutilation at "parties" involving up to 20 girls to save money.
Fuck religion.
I'm actually amazed that male circumcision performed for non-medical reasons without anesthetic on those too young to give consent is still legal here tbh. Total cowardice imo.
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I'm actually amazed that male circumcision performed for non-medical reasons without anesthetic on those too young to give consent is still legal here tbh. Total cowardice imo.
Werd. It should be banned right fucking now. The notion that you need to be circumcised to be viewed by your god as a true believer makes me fucking spew.
'FGM' (fuck me, now there's even an acronym for it) is the the pits. It needs a fucking dedicated police unit looking at it and hard prosecutions achieved. If I ever forget for a second that some people on this planet are still living in the fucking dark ages, this particular topic brings it all back.
I need to go for a walk.
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On that subject I posted this today in Misc....
**Ending FGM** Hi.A friend of mine, Julia, has made it to the final five on a youtube competition. The winner gets to present their case to the World Economic Forum at Davos.
She wishes to end Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. If you are unfamiliar with this then look here (possibly NSFW): http://endfgmnow.org.
If you think this is something you wish to help end, please vote at
http://youtube.com/davos.Thanks for any support.
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