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JonnyStead


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Council bans viewing Atheism Websites!?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7530519.stm

Now, I know we have to be tolerant of all beliefs.

Even if full grown adults wish to believe in an imaginary friend, we're not allowed to scoff or any of that stuff and that's fine with me (even if they are a bit mental).

But lumping Atheism in with witchcraft and the paranormal is beyond the pale and causes me to reach for a bolt to sharpen...!

Birmingham Council need a good talking to, and if that doesnt work...

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Well... they shouldn't be looking at any non-work site from the office anyway, so it doesn't make any difference. They should be working. Just like me. You'd never catch me looking at non-work sites from the office.

-- Edited by ddvmor at 15:59, 2008-07-29

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JonnyStead


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ddvmor wrote:

Well... they shouldn't be looking at any non-work site from the office anyway, so it doesn't make any difference. They should be working. Just like me. You'd never catch me looking at non-work sites from the office.

-- Edited by ddvmor at 15:59, 2008-07-29


It's true that you are extremely dedicated at work and never let your mind wander. Having said that - companies are now encouraged to let staff surf so that they can take care of stuff online and be more efficient in the office because of it.



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So... by (il)logical extension, the council is allowing staff to go to church online. That would be quite handy, actually. No one in the congregagtion would notice that you weren't paying attention. you could surf for p0rn during the sermon. Things are looking up!

No covens, though.

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JonnyStead


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ddvmor wrote:

So... by (il)logical extension, the council is allowing staff to go to church online. That would be quite handy, actually. No one in the congregagtion would notice that you weren't paying attention. you could surf for p0rn during the sermon. Things are looking up!

No covens, though. no.gif


If I found a member of my staff in church (online or otherwise) I'd mark them down for a career move (just in my head obviously) for fear of them insisting that we all start recognising Easter Bunnies and the Tooth fairy...


Oh wait - I temporarily have no staff! GAH!



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HaloBurn


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It's funny but I wouldn't have put aitheist web site traffic in a list of sites to block, arn't you more likely to have staff surfing to christian sites in this country?

Is it censorship or to reduce web traffic and what assumptions does it then infer to non believers about their web use? Are you likely to be escorted from the building if they caught you in the canteen reading Dawkins?

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JonnyStead


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Indeed and if you're found in possession of a copy of "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" - they'll have your pension fund back off you too!

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JonnyStead wrote:

Indeed and if you're found in possession of a copy of "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" - they'll have your pension fund back off you too!


eeek when I start my new council job in a couple of weeks I'll remember not to take anything like that in, although it may be funny to leave copies of "letters to a christian nation" by sam harris lying around. biggrin



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JonnyStead


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heh Rock!

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