Election Year or Fear!

[Geoff Parkstone]

Quote Originally Posted by Trickytreesreds View Post
Thailands tourism economy, generates 10% of GDP.. Are you saying that every visitor to Thailand goes for the *** trade? Or did you pluck that out your arse?

Maybe Holland includes its *** trade in their GDP tourism figures as well? That applies to many countries around the world as well.


The girls pay tax so I presume their income does get included in GDP figures.

Do the more successful ones also have to charge VAT if they are over the threshold. Makes me view "input tax" in a whole new light, and as for reverse charges, I'll say no more....

[Geoff Parkstone]

I rather like that vision of Swale the Nazi, lots of black leather and salutes 😄😄

[Trickytreesreds]

I rather like that vision of Swale the Nazi, lots of black leather and salutes ����

Unfortunately, that's exactly the style of ruling he wants. You vill comply or you vill be shot

[Andy_Faber]

I rather like that vision of Swale the Nazi, lots of black leather and salutes 😄😄

Be ideal for a Judas Priest tribute band though

[Trickytreesreds]

Be ideal for a Judas Priest tribute band though

Prince Harry, special guest?

[MadAmster]

Not missing a thing Tricky. Nowhere did I disagree with you. What I did was to point out that USA Conservative Bible Thumpers want everybody to live their life by the contents of the Old Testament. A book with very many similarities to the Quran and to the Torah. Although written centuries apart one could be excused for thinking they might have been written by the same person...

In short, they are all as bad as each other.

[Trickytreesreds]

Not missing a thing Tricky. Nowhere did I disagree with you. What I did was to point out that USA Conservative Bible Thumpers want everybody to live their life by the contents of the Old Testament. A book with very many similarities to the Quran and to the Torah. Although written centuries apart one could be excused for thinking they might have been written by the same person...

In short, they are all as bad as each other.

I concur.

Religion, here has no place running politics/law/civil rights.
Its a personal thing and yours to enjoy. We left that behind in the middle ages.
If followers of Islam prefer that way(Sharia), then please move to a country that embraces it.
Do not expect your adopted home to change to suit.
The way the tempo has risen lately here, trouble looms large and fast.
It has taken direct threats and harrassment of the politicians here to realise this. But politicians have a habit of ignoring a problem until it bites them on the ass

[MadAmster]

Religion, here has no place running politics/law/civil rights.

A thought just struck me... all 3 (4 if you take account of both the Old and the New Testaments) books were written by people who believed. Bible written by believers in God (Old testament), Jesus being the Son of God (New Testament), Torah written by Jews, Quran written by Mohammed, a Muslim. As we all know, just because you believe something that doesn't make it true.

[Trickytreesreds]

A thought just struck me... all 3 (4 if you take account of both the Old and the New Testaments) books were written by people who believed. Bible written by believers in God (Old testament), Jesus being the Son of God (New Testament), Torah written by Jews, Quran written by Mohammed, a Muslim. As we all know, just because you believe something that doesn't make it true.

All religions are based on faith. Therefore no proof required.
But the difference is, how far believers let that faith dictate and run their lives.
If you accept faith into your heart and live by it, its a personal decision. The 10 commandments for example, were a religious set of guidelines to live better by.
But trying to use it to run a country and its laws/ politcal leanings/ morality by choices/ freedom of choice and speech. Then you see the conflict. An Imman for example, will tell you, that the laws of God in Islam, over rule any laws of man

If Islam was the dominant religion in Europe, how would you feel being gay/trans/female/athiest/ apostate/other religion?
Last time I looked, no other religion had open laws and punishments for those people?

[MadAmster]

Basically TTR, I think everybody should be allowed to follow their chosen ideology within the bounds of Law. If your beliefs go against the Law then you have to ignore that part of the ideology and you should never, ever force others to follow that theology.