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So who do Arab Christians pray to?

What Shodan and Ryan said. Maltese Christians (we have a family of Maltese in our Bible study group), who speak an Arabic-derived language, use the word Alla for God. They are thoroughly Trinitarian and orthodox in their beliefs.

He was a very brave man. They don't make 'em like that anymore...

It's not an 'either/or' zero-sum game, surely?

So the churches were doing a great job, were they?

Another way in which Republican policies hurt the more vulnerable members of society

Disgusting conduct!

I'm not saying it is, either. But equally I'm saying that it is part of the solution.

Not so much a question than a point: that it's not just Democrats and their policies which have the potential to increase the number of abortions carried out in the US. All of that's been tried before - and failed. And, again, it amounts to punishing the child for the sins of the parents -...

I know what the answer should be. But it rarely is. The Church failed, pure and simple: a cursory glance at the pages of Charles Dickens' novels tells us that. [reply to Zaac; Targus - fine and dandy and three cheers for the suggestion, but it doesn't work in a downturn when the jobs simply...

Same question to you, then: what is your solution to the couple in the OP?

What would your answer be then to those in genuine need? Your above post is a fine piece of rhetoric but lacks substance in addressing the problems presented by the OP.

An example from over here which I suspect you have over there too: We have an underclass of young women who are in effect professional welfare claimants. They have large numbers of children, often by different fathers, starting whilst they are still at school, and they have no jobs or any...

It's pretty much the same here, but should we risk penalising those in genuine need in order to cut out those who abuse the system?

It's not a matter of ignorance of facts, as you so eirenically put it, but a difference of opinion as to the priorities when you have both a downturn and a deficit. We are faced with the same dilemma in the UK. The likes of Greece got themselves into a mess by over-extending themselves fiscally...

Do you agree though that the Republicans' policies aim to reduce the width and depth of that safety net. Also, children tend to stick around for a bit longer than 99 weeks, as can unemployment during a recession.

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Welfare cuts - see the link in the OP Why the failure to address the points?

Be truly pro-life - the same as I want the UK

Do you mean contraceptive programs or welfare programs? This thread isn't really about the availability of contraception - MP's thread is - but about the best thing to do for the children both born and unborn when things - either through no fault of their parents or even when the parents are...