Comments by NineBerry

1. Richard Dawkins on Al Jazeera English

Comment #215379 by NineBerry on July 21, 2008 at 6:29 pm

Just thought I'd watch the video again and leave a comment on the YouTube site but the video is no longer available there. Wonder why?
"We are currently performing site maintenance. Be cool - we'll be back 100% in a bit."

;)

2. Prayer refusal pupils 'disciplined'

Comment #204781 by NineBerry on July 5, 2008 at 6:27 pm

it's that they were punished for 'disrespecting' a known paedophile

According to the more detailed article in the telegraph, a parent said:

Making them pray to Allah, who isn't who they worship, is wrong and what got me is that they were told they were being disrespectful."

I interpret this as being disrespectful towards the teacher. The idea that the children were punished, because they were disrespectful to some prophet, might have been added by some journalist or a parent might have misunderstood the situation.

Here's the original version in the "Chronicle":
http://www.chronicleseries.com/page2.asp?PageID=800

3. Prayer refusal pupils 'disciplined'

Comment #204777 by NineBerry on July 5, 2008 at 6:20 pm

There's more information in the article on the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2247388/Schoolboys-disciplined-for-'refusing-to-pray-to-Allah'.html

It was claimed that the boys, from a year seven class of 11 and 12-year-olds, were given detention after refusing to take part in a practical demonstration of how Allah is worshipped.

The teacher, Alison Phillips, the school's subject leader in RE, is understood to be staying away from the school until the furore dies down, although she has not been suspended.

Deputy headmaster Keith Plant said: "I have spoken to the teacher and she has articulately given me her version of events."

Sources at the school said the incident could have been down to Miss Phillips instigating a role play and not properly briefing the pupils, all aged around 12, what she was doing.

"Educating children in the beliefs of different faiths is part of Cheshire's diversity curriculum on the basis that knowledge is, of course, is essential to understanding.

4. Prayer refusal pupils 'disciplined'

Comment #204608 by NineBerry on July 5, 2008 at 11:05 am

@huzonfurst

Read the article again: The teacher is no muslim. The prayer was meant as a demonstration.

5. Honour Killings

Comment #113759 by NineBerry on January 20, 2008 at 12:59 pm

All children have the same needs and demands: They need a good portion of education.

6. Richard Dawkins on The Late Edition with Marcus Brigstocke

Comment #109969 by NineBerry on January 10, 2008 at 7:38 am

Youtube version of the video
- for those that don't follow the mac religion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBSrO6EV9x8

7. Ayaan Hirsi Ali versus Timothy Garton Ash

Comment #98683 by NineBerry on December 14, 2007 at 3:15 am

I like 10:10, where the moderator is shown yawning because of Ash's boring monologue