Recent content by Tokis-Phoenix

A note to all the vegans and animal rights activists here on the saying that has been used in this thread "whats done is done"; a. An animal rights activist is an activist because they are active on their opinions. You cannot call yourself an animal righst activist if you are not active on your...

"A landowner has said Animal Liberation Front (ALF) activists who let his herd of red deer escape committed a "gross act of stupidity"; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wiltshire/5087400.stm Full report: When the animals broke out from their Wiltshire home in May, it was thought...

"Pro-whaling nations look set to command a majority of the votes when the International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting begins on Friday"; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5066538.stm Full report: "Several countries which appear likely to vote with the pro-whaling bloc have...

I agree Revenant. Secondly, you cannot hold a whole religion accounted for what a couple of its followers do- for example, there are even been buddhist monks that have gone to war in the past! But this does not make buddhism a violent religion, nor one that preaches hatred. Plenty of people...

"Bounties should be paid for the shooting or trapping of grey squirrels, according to a Conservative MSP"; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/5069276.stm Full report: Murdo Fraser said consideration must be given to such measures to preserve numbers of native red squirrels. The...

Well i don't personally know of any religions that preach hatred in their teachings, but then again i do know of followers to certain religions that have used and twisted religion to preach hatred. Does this make the religion bad because not all of its followers are saints so to speak? I don't...

Ah, then lets include things like blood or material things as well then in the question :cool: . Me, generally when i have too much change i put it in the next charity boxes i see when i remember (i don't think there are any bad charities really?), but when i can i seek out wildlife or...

Religion is not something outside, but in our hearts. The essense of any religion is a good heart. No one religion is appropriate for all types of people; just as Buddhism is not best for everyone, Christianity is not appropriate for all types of disposition. The commonality of all religions...

Yep, i've had people try to impose their beliefs on me loadsa times, increasingly on forum discussions. I've had everything from being accused i am "weak" because i am a religious person (buddhist), or that i a "lower" or essentially more primitive because i am not a vegan, but still consume...

If you donated money to a charity, what sort of or which charity would you donate money too? What sort of charities do you admire most or support or believe are very important to out race or countries etc?

If you want to induce mental meltdown, the statistics of the worsening global water crisis are a surefire winner. Two-fifths of the world's people already face serious shortages, and water-borne diseases fill half its hospital beds; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2943946.stm...

Ah, so i assumed right. On the other hand though, if you think thats perfectly acceptable behavior in animal rights activists then you are a hypocrite (this is not a personal insult, just stating the facts if you see the definition of hypocrisey). There's a difference in "spreading a...

I think a lot of atheists think they are stronger or more superior to religious people because they tend to go down the path of scientific proof and reasoning to answer their big questions. And when they need guidance, may it be moral or otherwise, they don't look upon the writings and...

So SVF, would i be wrong in assuming that you would give your child vacinations against deadly deseases, or insulin if they needed it? And you would accept animal tested treatments if your life depended on them because as you said, whats done is done? "Ahem". Using your reasoning, that whats...

Over here they are called "stag parties" or are referred to as "stag night" (as in "what are you doing for your stag night?"), while womens bachelorette parties are called "hens parties" or "hen night". Most people in England will have a stag or hen night, but stag nights seem to be more widely...