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Are we Australian because of our history and values or because we own a copy of Thunderstruck?

religion popular culture identity sacrilicious over joyed.

Popular Culture assessment...gotta love it! this is great guys, keep it coming. there were Buddhism references before Lisa converted- Sideshow Bob lists the 3 Noble Truths as he's trying to kill Bart (slight contradiction i know!)

The Simpsons has been called "the most theologically relevent show of our time." do you agree? any thoughts/comments/quotes? and why does TS never mention Islam?

i reached just over 6000 about a month ago (yeah it surprised me too) but it is a rough- and i mean rough- shadow of what it will be by the end of term. but now it's viva time and i'm scared.

oh ha dee ha. i am also, coincidentally apposed to a lot of the journalism presented in Green Left Weekly but i'll save that rant for another thread shall i?

the major issue is the treatment of detainees while they're there. the lack of dignity, the inferiority and helplessness they feel. that is the human rights atrocity we must first address

don't patronize me. trust me, my opinions are well informed.

it's not just for compassion. basically you are shit stirring- getting your passion across hoping that it will cause change. if its big enough it might just work. although many of our leaders have forgotten we are still a democracy and we do have a voice outside the ballot box

if you're sick of this topic don't contribute to it. and instead you can go back to your work and leave us to our extreme lefty freedom fighting in peace.

how do you find out about these protests? is there a website? how can you organise one?

I just saw a play "Through The Wire" which took the true stories of legitimate refugees in Australian detention to the stage. The stories were shocking admissions of persecution, desperation, fear and abuse both in Australia and their native countries, mostly Iran and Afghanistan. One of which...

that's bollocks! the bible also states that bad eye sight is a sin. and for fuck' sake- genesis states that the animals were created twice!!!!!!!!!!!!! you people make me very very angry

Amen, brother!!

"Religion is the perversion of faith." -Bono treat others basically how you would like to be treated. beyond that do/believe whatever the hell you want.

protest. do everything you can. it looks like a human rights abuse. yeah man, that story was scary. i'm analizing the simpsons and religion for Society & Culture and it looked just like the Movementarian cult the Simpsons and most of Sprighfield get sucked into. the scariest thing i thought...

simple, write it last. and whatever you write don't expect it to be perfect straight off. that's why they put erasers on the end of pencils! and btw i am anti-abortion but pro choice. i don't think anybody else should be able to decide wether or not i have a child or what i do to by body. off...

sometimes Australia is an incredibly racist country. and it comes out worst when Australians talk about America. America being Western nation doesn't mean America-bashing isn't racism. What we have to question is who has a voice. there will always be red necks in every culture- the rest of just...

check out play, "Forty Lounge Cafe" by Tes Lyssiotis. half of the dialogue's in Greek. didn't get a word of it buts that's just cause i'm anglo and naive. but usually so are the markers. just be careful.

mine is "this was their" i wanted it to be immediately captivating and i find "this" an extremely profound word that seems to evoke the very meaning of the human condition and the times we live in today. i'm also considering the word "it".