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The debate over immigration and Islam is France is as hot as ever. The UMP, Sarkozy's political party, is going to choose a new leader soon, and both candidates (Fillon and Coppé) try to seduce the electorate of the Front National, France's extreme right party. There was a big scandal recently...

With that kind of logic the Quechua (Inca empire) were the biggest cowards in history for not resisting more against Pizarro and his hundred illiterate drunkards. What kind of civilization abandons all hope and give away all their power, economy and culture so easily ? Unrivalled in history ...

The French mathematician Blaise Pascal once said "Truth on this side of the Pyrenees, error on the other side". That was in the 1600's but it didn't change much since. Spain contributed little to mathematics, sciences or philosophy. Look at the list of famous Spaniards...

The French Inquisition was only in France. Spain gave the word an international dimension with its colonies.

Spain gave the world two things ! Corrida and the Inquisition !

Paris is a case of its own. There is no comparison between the smugness and arrogance of a Parisian and a Lyonnais, a Marseillais or a Bordelais. I don't think that the Londoners are more unpleasant than other British people, but the Parisians are, and everybody in France knows it. (by the way I...

The image of Europeans being educated and enlightened was certainly not built on your average teenage Dutch country bumpkin. :innocent:

French people like to complain about everything. It's a national sport. Expecting the worst is a good way of preparing yourself to tackle difficulties. So pessimism is not always a bad thing.

The new regular price at 23andme is now 200$.

That's true but being a Christian is not limited to following the teaching of Christ. That's only half of the Bible and it misses the most important element in a religion, the religious authority. Rome has completely transformed the original Christianism by adding lots of new beliefs, rules and...

Do you deny that the Inquisition happened ? Do you deny that the Church forced the conversion of Amerindians and killed millions who didn't want to accept their faith ? If you think that is bullshit you are very disrespectful of the memory of all those who died. You are a holocaust denier, a...

The Catholic Church enjoys a privileged status in the West that I think is not deserved and anachronic. To put it bluntly I think it should be listed as a terrorist organization like Al Qaeda. It has a far worse record than Al Qaeda. The Inquisition killed hundreds of thousands of people. Al...

At present it is reasonable to call the EU a confederation. In other words, it is an association of sovereign states created by treaty with a common defense, foreign affairs and foreign trade policy and a common currency. Federalists want the EU to become a federal country, like the USA...

"Kids lie all the time, but a man is only as good as his word."