Forrest! Forrest, you come here this minute! You've been saying unspeakable things again! You get back in here and wash that mouth out with soap again.

Sssh! Its my alter-egotist again! But if I'm quiet and keep a low profile for a bit I might be able to dodge the mouthwash. So I can't really add much to the discussion at this point. But there is something I've noticed while I've been lying doggo here. Have you noticed there are no ads on this thread! Isn't that odd? Does that mean the topic is too hot to touch? Too much of a hot potato to risk advertising on? Whatever happened to the Dick Smith principle of advertising, that "all publicity is good publicity, even bad publicity"?

Anyway, so what if there are no ads? Well, the discussion text runs off the screen, it becomes hard to follow the argument, some attention grabbing bad words can be lost to the quick view, and the thread of the discussion can quickly be lost. Now experienced computer users all know that you can scroll the display to correct this little problem, but what about the dinosaurs amongst us? What about the speed readers of the Heresy Commission, how will they get to see the full wickedness of the guilty sayers of Bad Words if some of those words are off the page? Think of Others, thats my motto! Besides, it could even look like a form of subtle political censorship or bias against certain topics. What to do?

Well, you could put up some blank ads on the side to force the real interesting incriminating text onto the page where it can be easily read. You know, something like "This is a Non-Ad" inside an ad box. And down at the bottom "This Non-Ad appears as a matter of record only. You don't need to have bought anything to have been affected."

Forrest! My patience is wearing very thin. You come here right now!

Ssssh! Wonder where that sociologist academic is? Sssh!

It took my breath away when I heard John Howard propose this. Talk about a man who thinks his personal views should be imposed on everyone else for their own good irrespective of what they think about it. It was not enough that he got a ‘bunch of mates’ to look after wages and a 'bunch of mates' to control the media, he also wants a ‘bunch of mates’ to look after history teaching and now a ‘bunch of mates’ to look after kids emotional needs.

I have to wonder if we are simply witnessing a man drunk with power and divorced from reality or if it is an actual decline into madness ala Caligula. Howard should be more careful – he is not very big – it wouldn’t take much more for him to entirely disappear up his own fundament.

It was an interesting math done above that shows that there is unfortunately 'only enough money for Christian Schools' but they are, of course, free to employ an Imam if they want to.

what a stupid & criminal waste of our taxes. religion has no place in schools, politics or in public whatsoever. if you're inclined to be religious then be so in the privacy of your home. to expect others to fork out money to support bible bashers & other dubious hangeroners is the height of hypocricy and totally against what the most basic and yet most prezice set of rules we should abide by tells us. the ten commandments (& equivalent in Islam etc) provide all the guidance anyone needs to go through life. what more does one need for god's sake. we have so many underpriviledged kids who would highly appreciate a better education. those $90 mill would be far more sensibly spent on providing guidance in practical matters such as apprenticeships or training which helps young people to develop pride & selfrespect & puts them on track to be decent citizens.