Lets talk about sex

ramble: my point was simply mullah-types ( nasty old conservative men for the most part – what do the Vatican and the mullahs have in common- ha ha!) like to distort any religion/idea/ for their own power and dodgy ideas.

of course ignorance and silly assumptions just make this sort of thing much more likely!

Not even the Flymo Power Hoe?

(The bad language thing wasn’t me. I hate that whole ‘hoes’ shit. )

Don – ain’t that the truth!!

BTW – I’ve taken out the bad language. Referring women to as hoes is not acceptable in my nice world

Points taken.

Actually, I’d noticed that thing you mention; how in grim circumstances religious types often show up well. Infuriatingly, sometimes better than the likes of me. I guess that those who are well inclined towards the world take from their religion that which is good. Unfortunately, pretty much all religions offer a feast to those who are ill inclined.

It seems that structure of HIV and Plague virus is similar and as lague decimated half the european population, goras has higher resistance to it. Just a theory btw.

Don perhaps I should’ve phrased it like you did – I don’t want it to become a religious pissing contest.

I feel I sometimes have to delcare where I stand as some people (not necessarily referring to you) make assumptions. I am an atheist and I really don’t care for religion. However in places where I have worked in Sri Lanka and India, the ignorance is not due to religion as far as I can tell, it’s due to illiteracy and a lack of education. Now you may say that, as most of the people who really need to know about AIDS and don’t are women, that it is religion that has put women in a lower position in society, ensured they remain illiterate and hence uneducated. I wouldn’t argue with that.

Religions such as christianity and islam do frequently cause me to get very angry. Such as the wonderful new liberal Pope who knows full well that AIDS is a major problem amongst his flock in S. America, yet says going bareback is God’s way.

I’m quite up for having a debate about religion and how it can be a nightmare for public health (female circumcision for example), but I’m nervous it’ll become a slanging match. Remember two things though:

Major threats to health are often unrelated to religion. I don’t believe Thabo Mbeki’s infamous comments were motivated by religion, just stupidity.

Religious groups do huge amounts of charity health work. Despite my views I have worked with many and with the odd exception I have found them to be inspirational people. Without religious people, health may be worse, not better.

Swearing is a part of life. Where maaderchods and bhenchods are tolerated, hoes is … well acceptable.

SUUUNNNNNY!!!! Where is your censorship now?

Thats cos they use condoms when they going around banging [EDITED]

Or those stats are just bollox; hehehe.