https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/31/anger-as-jesus-reference-removed-f...


A reference to ‘almighty god’ remains in the prayer, which speaker Trevor Mallard wanted to make more inclusive.

Protesters have descended on New Zealand’s parliament this week to demand the speaker reinstate references to Jesus Christ in the parliamentary prayer.
Since taking over the role in November last year, Labour’s Trevor Mallard has dropped any reference to Jesus in the prayer which opens the start of every session.
Mallard said he wanted to make the prayer more inclusive for all parliamentarians and the tweak was a “compromise”.


A reference to “almighty god” remains, but it is not a specific reference to a Christian god.
On Tuesday around 1,000 people protested on the steps of parliament house in Wellington, arguing that New Zealand was a Christian nation and Mallard had no authority to axe Jesus’s name.

The protesters want Jesus’s name reinstated, and held signs reading “Dishonourable Judas Mallard”.

Inclusivity divides.
Inclusivity causes tribalism.

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Oct 31^st, 2018 at 3:03pm:

There is one faith and all else is sin:

Pretty soon we will be getting our annual "war on Christmas" articles in the conservative media.

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 12:45pm:


Spot you want a world full of adults who donot know whether they are Arthur or Martha..??

Ajax wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 12:49pm:


Its better than a world full of religious nuts

Spot

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 2:32pm:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 2:32pm:

So you think 2000 years of Western civilisation was built by religious nuts?

Frank wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 4:23pm:

Exactly whose side are you on, frank? 

TheFunPolice wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 4:38pm:

History of the world


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia






The history of the world, in common parlance, is the history of humanity (or human history), as determined from archaeology, anthropology, genetics, linguistics, and other disciplines; and, for periods since the invention of writing, from recorded history and from secondary sources and studies.

Humanity's written history was preceded by its prehistory, beginning with the Palaeolithic Era ("Early Stone Age"), followed by the Neolithic Era ("New Stone Age"). The Neolithic saw the Agricultural Revolution begin, between 8000 and 5000 BCE, in the Near East's Fertile Crescent. During this period, humans began the systematic husbandry of plants and animals.[2] As agriculture advanced, most humans transitioned from a nomadic to a settled lifestyle as farmers in permanent settlements. The relative security and increased productivity provided by farming allowed communities to expand into increasingly larger units, fostered by advances in transportation.

Whether in prehistoric or historic times, people always needed to be near reliable sources of potable water. Settlements developed on river banks as early as 3000 BCE in Mesopotamia,[3] on the banks of Egypt's Nile River,[4][5] in the Indus River valley,[6] and along China's rivers.[7][8] As farming developed, grain agriculture became more sophisticated and prompted a division of labour to store food between growing seasons. Labour divisions led to the rise of a leisured upper class and the development of cities, which provided the foundation for civilization. The growing complexity of human societies necessitated systems of accounting and writing.

Maybe you should amend Wikki.

Term Dog wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 5:35pm:

Hey God, did you create civilization on your day off!

Johnnie wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 5:26pm:

Um, did you forget to allude to religion in your little bullshite piece bruther or what cuz?

     

Robot wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 5:58pm:



Punishment for Adam & Eve's sin. I only pick random babies to keep y'all guessing. Shoulda listened to me not the talking snake, who's laughing now punks.

TheFunPolice wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 5:51pm:

You have said religion made civilization, clearly it was the advent of agriculture that made civilization.
Just how when and where in your opinion did religion make civilization.

TheFunPolice wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 1:30pm:


What is my professed philosophy?

Frank wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 7:43pm:



Yeah I invented bone cancer in babies to show how special you all are to me. yep that's why I did it......sweet Jesus (me) in heave.

I also.invented mental retardation so the really special people like you will think bone cancer in babies is a testament to my glory.

I have made a special place in hell just for you Frank.

Cu Chulainn wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 7:57pm:


Do you have any questions my son?

Term Dog wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 8:15pm:


Why don't you cure amputees? You can obviously make almost normal legs grow a bit that in no way impacts on their lives.

Gordon wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 8:37pm:


Did his leg actually grow? Perhaps it was his knee. He is, naturally, a ...

Johnnie wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 8:15pm:



Time has no meaning to a God, I am all of  time,  I am eternial  and yet in me no time passes.

Term Dog wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 8:47pm:


Why can't you stretch short peoples's spines?

Gordon wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 8:51pm:


Did we check whether he had fingers? They may have been stunted too, a bit like Mr Littlehand.

Gordon wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 9:02pm:


That's not the Kneegrow guy?! That's the guy that lops the top off rather than growing the bottom.

edit: Wow that one tinted guy. No wonder Islam is picked on.

Frank wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 4:23pm:


Nope. some of it was though.

Spot

Cu Chulainn wrote on Nov 4^th, 2018 at 6:53pm:
Pure hypocrisy!

TheFunPolice wrote on Nov 5^th, 2018 at 11:23am:


Sitting on the fence? Where am i sitting on the fence? i think my views are clear.

Spot

Term Dog wrote on Nov 5^th, 2018 at 2:32pm:


Self hate?

Frank wrote on Nov 5^th, 2018 at 5:03pm:


im not sure what you are asking. those americans that made their constitution were religious but they had the sense to separate religion and state. Unlike our pollies atm.

Spot

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Nov 6^th, 2018 at 4:50am:

How exactly have they separated it when they all publicly declare their Christianity?

TheFunPolice wrote on Nov 6^th, 2018 at 11:45am:


No i said they shouldnt not they dont

Spot

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Nov 6^th, 2018 at 1:07pm:

TheFunPolice wrote on Nov 6^th, 2018 at 1:27pm:


Doesnt look like what hes saying but i think it should not be even considered in the governance of the western world.

Spot

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Nov 6^th, 2018 at 1:38pm:

The western world with a Christian influence has been far better off than any where else. that's why people are fleeing to the West, they can piss off, we built the West, no freeloaders allowed.

We shouldn't be settling for the "lesser evil" when it comes to religion. There should be no religious influence on govts.

Spot

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Nov 6^th, 2018 at 3:16pm:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Nov 6^th, 2018 at 3:09pm:

bellamor wrote on Nov 7^th, 2018 at 9:12am: