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Black Wizard said:
@CriedWhenBrucieLeft have the roads around Queen Street station been reopened yet? I need to get a taxi from there tomorrow.
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The taxi rank to the east side of Queen St. was never affected by the road closures at the time, so I'm sure you'll be fine. However, I think parts of George Sq. would have been closed to traffic tomorrow in any case, what with NY. Not sure if the police still have areas cordoned off in & around the station though. I doubt it. (It's about five minutes down the road from me, but I haven't actually been anywhere near it on foot or in the car, either then or now.)
 
Forostar said:
Keyboard warriors. Nice expression!
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Atheists are forced to be keyboard warriors because their thoughts are oppressed by religious people.

About the UK thing, I'm talking about generalities, not countries by themselves. There obviously are countries where atheists are treated better.
 
UKIP are by and large pro-Church of England, I think, although there are one or two radical Christians in the mix there. UKIP are basically very, very old fashioned, they'd probably restore the feudal system if they could.

No, it's a more populist criticism, people who draw parallels between atrocities committed around the world in the name of religion and the little old lady next door who happens to tell her neighbour she's popping down to church tonight.

@SinisterMinisterX I'm talking specifically about the UK. Most practising Christians here keep themselves to themselves, maintain good relations with other religions oand denominations, do charitable or community work, and don't seek to force their views on others. There are plenty of Christians in positions of authority, but apart from complaining about moral standards of society dropping in general, it's rare to hear a direct criticism of atheism.

@The Flash - by 'keyboard warriors' I mean trolls
 
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Forostar said:
@SinisterMinisterX I vividly remember your appreciation for Lovecraft and I was wondering if you know the story "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood. My wife is recently reading a shitload of classic supernatural/ghost/horror stories by various authors and she found out that Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. I haven't read it myself but thought you could read it if you hadn't yet. According to my wife she enjoyed other stories more but it still is a special story. The style (use of language / construction of sentences) seems modern, almost as if it's written in more recent days.

Link to "The Willows": http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11438

Lovecraft's second favourite is "The White People" by Arthur Machen. Link: http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/whtpeopl.htm

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SUPERNATURAL HORROR IN LITERATURE (1927, 1933 - 1935)
(Essay) by H.P. Lovecraft

Link: http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/superhor.htm
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