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The Government obviously believes that this visit would lead to violence.

You are not helping :eek: I never once thought of all those creepy crawlies when in Texas before! Now I will be on Tony's shoulders to carry me to the truck stop :D

Just a little note on Britains freedom of speech (I would like to compare the US & UK, so I do hope someone will reply to my previous post LOL) Contrary to what some believe we do have freedom of speech in the UK .... we are not Russia y'know :D Basically anything can be said, discussed...

Thanks Greg, but I am still interested in a reply to the question I posed earlier .... :) "Out of interest on my part ... does the US freedom of speech allow inciting racial hatred, condoning atrocities in the name of their god, etc along these lines or are there restrictions? "

We have Sharia Courts in Britain, but that is not what I was asking in my last post :) This from the British Newspaper The Daily Mail ... "In Britain, sharia courts are permitted to rule only in civil cases, such as divorce and financial disputes. Until last year, these rulings depended on...

There are? :eek: I may never get out of the van again in Texas! :D:p

Out of interest on my part ..... does the US freedom of speech allow inciting racial hatred, condoning atrocities in the name of their god, etc along these lines or are there restrictions?

Thats a better explaination than mine - well done :p :D

BBC News Jan 20 US federal agents have arrested more than 100 suspected mobsters in multiple investigations into New York's organised crime families. The majority of the arrests were made on Thursday morning throughout New York City, New Jersey and other areas in the north-eastern US, FBI...

If Jones was from another Country wanting to come to the US to spout off his extremist views, which in turn would undoubtedly cause trouble - would you let him in?

LOL and how have you come to that conclusion from that report? Does this not satisfy you? "The government opposes extremism in all its forms which is why we have excluded Pastor Terry Jones from the UK," a Home Office spokesperson said in a statement. "Numerous comments made by Pastor...

I know a few members enjoy watching Doctor Who, but after watching an interesting program the other night on PBS, I wondered how many other members enjoyed (or will admit to having enjoyed :p) a few other programs that are now buried in the Time Vaults ...... The Time Tunnel Lost in Space...

CNN Jan 20 London (CNN) -- Britain has denied entry to the Florida pastor who said last year that he was "praying about" whether to burn Qurans to protest the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "The government opposes extremism in all its forms which is why we have excluded Pastor...

BBC Jan 19 A German man has admitted to smuggling live tarantulas into the US. Prosecutors said Sven Koppler of Wachtberg posted hundreds of spiders to buyers in the US and across the world, earning more than $295,000 (£184,548). Among the spiders he sold were Mexican red-kneed...

BBC News Jan 20 A US astronaut has lost his place on the next space shuttle mission next month, after falling off his bicycle. Tim Kopra was injured in a cycling accident at the weekend. His place as the lead spacewalker on the shuttle's flight will be taken by another astronaut...

BBC News Jan 20 The victim of a high-profile New York baby-snatching case has been reunited with her mother after solving the mystery of her abduction herself. Carlina White was abducted from a hospital in Harlem in August 1987, when she was just 19 days old. Raised as Nejdra Nance in...

BBC News Jan 20 There has been uproar in the Irish parliament after five ministers quit the cabinet inside two days, with a sixth expected to join them. It was confirmed overnight that four had tendered their resignations, joining Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, who stood down on Tuesday...

The Stanley Hotel Estes Park, Colorado Brief history: Completed in 1909 by Freelan Oscar Stanley (inventor of the Stanley Steamer automobile), this 138-guest room hotel in the Colorado Rockies is probably best known as the inspiration for Stephen King's book The Shining, which he wrote...

Independent Jan 19 Curry has become the latest in a bizarre line of alleged cures after it was claimed the dish could fend off the common cold 1. For centuries it was believed that Copper could cure anything from gallstones to rheumatism and even today copper bracelets are commonly worn to...