Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: Crossing the line into idle bigotry, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
You know, like exercising their freedoms of speech, assembly and recourse to the Broadcasting Standards Authority.
Or, as in this instance, the New Zealand Press Council.
It's civics, bro.
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Hard News: Crossing the line into idle bigotry, in reply to Angus Robertson,
The salafists by quoting the prophet almost uncut (and controlling Mecca) lay claim to being purely Islamic and this is a claim the wider Muslim world has difficulty disputing (unless they are Shia – whole other story). And if Muslims have difficulty disputing the salafist claims it becomes very difficult for you, me or opinion writers at the Times to dispute it.
That’s a horrible argument. Mainstream Christian churches around the world have no trouble whatsoever in “disputing” fundamentalist readings of scripture.
It doesn't always work, of course. The government in 84% Christian Uganda is about to pass a bill introducing the death penalty for homosexuality. And yet somehow we manage not to confuse that with St Matthew's in the City.
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Capture: Art On The Street, in reply to mark taslov,
BJ, China
Far out.
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Hard News: Crossing the line into idle bigotry, in reply to Angus Robertson,
However Islam is a fundamentalist religion
Fail.
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Richard Aston,
Congrats to you to Russell – compared to other blogs I love the way you are fully in your blog, boots and all, mixing and mashing it up, occasional biffing it out but above all engaged.
I honestly think that's the key to it. Actually being there in the discussions.
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Emma Hart,
Guys, seriously, I know nothing.
That's what they all say.
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
And I’ve learnt so much from Emma! She has helped to open up and refine my views on a whole lot of things.
So much this with a side order of co-signature. I
+1 very much
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Shelley Beach Road offramp.
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Matthew Poole,
Well, as the author of the post that started it, I was going to thank Russell for the opportunity to foment the Thread Of Doooooom[tm]!
Which, I hardly need add, is the most-commented post ever -- 2203, ahead of the main Hobbit post (Anatomy of a Shambles) with 1696 and Roamin' Holiday from those freshies at Capture, with 1355 comments.
Although if you add up all the comments for the three Hobbit posts, hobbits win :-)
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Megan Wegan,
I feel bad laughing, but…I can’t not. (Given Hadyn is a) a contributor, and I am just a annoying commenter, and b) they’d actually spoken on Twitter previously.
But ... how can some "recognise" you from Public Address? Your awesome syntax?
