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Douglas Clifford replied to Dallas Gaytheist's discussion 'Cactiphilia' in the group Godless in the garden
No native cacti, but cactus enthusiasts grow them any where in well-draining soil. All cactus plants here are "new world".
Douglas Clifford replied to Dallas Gaytheist's discussion 'Cactiphilia' in the group Godless in the garden
Yes. I have had to start considering cacti and succulents since AGW started affecting rainfall in the South West of Western Australia, dropping the annual average rainfall from 34" a year by 12 - 20% since 1975.
Douglas Clifford commented on Chrys Stevenson's group 'Aussie, Kiwi & South Pacific Atheists'
What really pisses me off, is that, as a gay man (who has lived with the same, same-sex partner for 39 years, is that for most of that period, we have paid taxes as two single people, in order to subsidize "independent" schools that teach…
Douglas Clifford replied to Soulf2's discussion 'Q) Who convinced you to become an Atheist?' in the group Atheists who love Science!
As a (then) gay, devout Catholic (almost joined a monastery), I got tired of being "intrinsically disordered", and just woke up one morning, and sensed that I'd had enough of the self-loathing crap; it was downhill from there on,…
Douglas Clifford commented on Chrys Stevenson's group 'Aussie, Kiwi & South Pacific Atheists'
Chrys, I have added my "NO" to the Chronicles question
Douglas Clifford commented on Chrys Stevenson's group 'Aussie, Kiwi & South Pacific Atheists'
From my reading, many (?most) Western Buddhists do not buy the reincarnation thing. Buddhism grew out of a Northern Indian milieu, that was immersed in reincarnation beliefs, and took this belief as part of its cultural baggage. The practices of…
Douglas Clifford commented on Chrys Stevenson's group 'Aussie, Kiwi & South Pacific Atheists'
I was handing out Greens HTV leaflets @ a Canning booth (Western Australia) on Saturday. The Christian Democrats had a team, tall, good-looking guys, with camaraderie and bonhomie, constantly changing throughout the day, with Hi-Vis…
Douglas Clifford replied to Neon Genesis's discussion 'Circumised men' in the group Gay Atheists
I was circumcised 67 years ago, after birth. At the time nearly ALL Australian boys were "done" Consequently, when European immigration began after WWII, these immigrant boys @ our school appeared "abnormal" to us. Medical…
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Douglas Clifford's Blog
Is some one able to deconstruct this article form the NY Times?
Posted on February 25, 2010 at 12:58am 3 Comments 0 Likes
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 12:32pm on May 23, 2010,
John Jubinsky said… - Hi Douglass! Have a very happy birthday.
- At 12:12am on February 22, 2010,
Chrys Stevenson said… - Hi Douglas. A belated welcome to Atheist Nexus. I'm Chrys from the Sunshine Coast. I'd like to invite you to join our Aussie, Kiwi and South Pacific Atheists Group. There are some big things happening in atheism in 2010 and it's a good way to stay informed. I hope you enjoy the site!
- At 6:47pm on December 21, 2009,
Dr. Terence Meaden said… - Welcome to this great site and its thousands of bright people like you who recognise religion for the superstition and giant fraud that it is, and that God and gods are merely fictions wasting space in unlucky people's brains.
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