a_f_d

Census

In the 2011 Census, Christianity was the largest religion, with 33.2 million people (59.3 per cent of the population). The second largest religious group were Muslims with 2.7 million people (4.8 per cent of the population).
14.1 million people, around a quarter of the population in England and Wales, reported they have no religion in 2011.
The religion question was the only voluntary question on the 2011 census and 7.2 per cent of people did not answer the question.

AndyD 8-)₹

poipleshadow

Interesting... Perhaps they should put if they are agnostic or atheist on the next form (just to please my curious nature)...

k800mer

Thanks for proving my point. I have no problem with programs being shown for any minority group be it religious or not, providing it is not obscene or illegal. We can always turn off or turn over.

noni

Newborn baby girl found buried alive in Indian forest in ANOTHER tragic case of female infanticide

The baby was just 24 hours old when she was left for dead

She was found still alive but died of her injuries the following day
Female infanticide and foeticide is rife in India as many families want boys


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2Y7ENG9vm
Another sad story.

noni

British boy, 8, murdered in India on the day his doctor parents opened their new hospital, 'was meant to be held for ransom'

Ishan Rawal was kidnapped and found strangled in Indore, India
His doctor parents had moved from East Yorkshire to open up a hospital
Ishan disappeared during the opening ceremony of his parents' clinic
Sushanto Das, 26, has confessed to his murder, say murder detectives

Police say he panicked when he was spotted leaving the hospital with Ishan


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2YCB0Ou4P

noni

http://www.thegoan.net/Goa/Cover-Sto...als/04934.html

We went to the hell kitchens and came back. It is a week since 86 children fell ill at Mallikarjun Vidyalaya, Canacona. Sneha alias Sandhya Desai, the self help group’s owner was arrested and law took its own predictable course. As the ill children went back being discharged from hospitals, The Goan went to the kitchens where food is cooked each morning to reach children in 2148 schools across Goa. But this is what we found. “Kitchens” are mere open spaces in front of toilets, with toilet water used for cooking, animals in the cooking area and filth as the main ingredient. Yes, our children eat their mid-day meals cooked in such conditions.


from The Goan on Saturday

poipleshadow

British boy article so sad, the food for schools article is shameful, are no checks done on these 'self help groups'?

a_f_d

Whatever the facts in the current case these stories about unsafe or contaminated food crop up regularly - there is often a hidden agenda: these groups are perceived as lower caste and some of the parents are not happy for their children to eat food not prepared at home or by Brahmins. Some of the reported contamination may have been deliberate sabotage.
(And yes Bipat, there are 'communal' (caste-based) tensions in Goa, as a foreigner it takes quite a long time to understand this because it is all veiled and unstated, sometimes it even seems to be unconscious.)

AndyD 8-)₹

Bipat

Agree with you Andy these tensions do occur in Goa, They happen everywhere to some extent but in some areas eg Goa more common.
Also people have various 'food 'needs' even within families. I know a few people even who will not eat outside their own home. My mother in law a strict vegetarian always had her own plates and bowls, but nothing to do with caste.
These things are often more complex than just 'caste', not always obvious to a foreigner.
(Don't consider myself a foreigner!!!!).

PS Quite a few very well thought of catering firms for weddings etc in Goa the names of which indicate lowly, ancestors.

off topic-- (Went to a wedding once where priest apparently addicted to coca cola, bottle after bottle he drank, got the order of ceremonies wrong-went to sleep (my son took a great photo of him in a chair with his mouth wide open).

old.sparkles

Sure you wanted to put that post here?

old.sparkles

Sorry Tuvalu - I can't moderate in this section, and I've had a quick look, and can't see what thread you were trying to respond to. If you see the post you want to answer, at the bottom right is a quote button - if you use that you will reply in the thread. Or at the bottom of the thread is a quick post box - that should also post in the thread you are viewing

Does that help?

bakedbean

I think I'm able to shift it, but don't know where Tuvalu wants it shifted to hehe

Tuvalu

Yes! Thanks.

dreadsoc

http://metro.co.uk/2013/07/06/abu-qa...hours-3871448/

Oh I do hope so....and hope this piece of scum is never allowed back !

Dread - x

dreadsoc

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...,d.ZWU&cad=rjt


Bye Bye !!!!!!!!!!!!

What an expensive Immigration mistake that was !!!!!!

I see Vaseline VAZ had to get himself quoted....with a laughable comment considering it was the deeds of Vaseline's beloved New Labour party who made it impossible to get rid of the swine before now !!!

Dread - x