Khashoggi

[firstfloor]

By the dawn's early light? Frost on the pasture, for one thing. Deer in the field. And Jake taking a nap on his chair.

[Cow Poke]

So sorry, ff - I hope things go better for you.

[firstfloor]

https://www.theguardian.com/news/200...aries.religion

We need more clergy like this.

[Cow Poke]

We need more clergy like this.

If "we" refers to your fellow atheists, you're probably correct!

[One Bad Pig]

https://www.theguardian.com/news/200...aries.religion

We need more clergy like this.

Your input is always guaranteed to come from out of left field.

I had to drive to work through snow this morning, which is a bit unusual. It's been over 2 decades since Washington, DC has had measurable snowfall in November.

[Tassman]

:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/200...aries.religion

We need more clergy like this.

Only if you want Christianity to have a semblance of relevance in the modern era. But we don't want that do we, given the harm religion does.

[firstfloor]

Only if you want Christianity to have a semblance of relevance in the modern era. But we don't want that do we, given the harm religion does.

Religion is a blended mixture that may be sweet or sour. It cannot be got rid of, so we need to promote the good stuff when we find it. I wonder if the pure substance cannot be distilled and has no name.

[Tassman]

Religion is a blended mixture that may be sweet or sour. It cannot be got rid of, so we need to promote the good stuff when we find it. I wonder if the pure substance cannot be distilled and has no name.

Religion as defined, namely: "the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods" has become irrelevant in many places...e.g. my country of Australia. No doubt there will always be pockets of it, even in the most advanced secular societies, just as thee are those who continue to believe paranormal nonsense such as tarot cards or astrology, but they tend to remain on the fringes of society.

[firstfloor]

Religion as defined, namely: "the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods" has become irrelevant in many places...e.g. my country of Australia. No doubt there will always be pockets of it, even in the most advanced secular societies, just as thee are those who continue to believe paranormal nonsense such as tarot cards or astrology, but they tend to remain on the fringes of society.

[Cow Poke]

Have you bought your Burka yet?

[Sparko]

Religion as defined, namely: "the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods" has become irrelevant in many places...e.g. my country of Australia. No doubt there will always be pockets of it, even in the most advanced secular societies, just as thee are those who continue to believe paranormal nonsense such as tarot cards or astrology, but they tend to remain on the fringes of society.

70% of Australians are religious. I think you are jumping the gun.

[firstfloor]

I hear today that Trump wants to find a way to give US based cleric Fethullah Gulen to Erdogan so that Erdogan will stop banging on about Khashoggi and embarrassing the murderous MbS. This is how tyrants cooperate.

[Cow Poke]

I hear today that Trump wants to find a way to give US based cleric Fethullah Gulen to Erdogan so that Erdogan will stop banging on about Khashoggi and embarrassing the murderous MbS. This is how tyrants cooperate.

You really need to widen your circle of acquaintances.

[firstfloor]

You really need to widen your circle of acquaintances.

But it looks like Erdogan does not want to join Trump's disgusting plot.

[Cow Poke]

But it looks like Erdogan does not want to join Trump's disgusting plot.

That's nice. Erdogan is such a nice man.