CHARLIE I'm back… and this time it’s biblical. Last instalment we covered off the texts in the old testament that touched on homosexuality. We learnt that there is a lot to be said about the meaning of the term abomination, and that Leviticus had something against pigeons. I did slightly mislead you, my dear readers, in that last FFN post. There are mentions of homosexuality in the New Testament, in fact both Romans and Corinthians are technically New Testament. So there are two mentions....


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CHARLIE This week Full Frontal Nerdity returns after an extended break. Apologies for the unforeseen absence, but I have a typically controversial topic as penance to kick things back off with. How is homosexuality portrayed in the Bible? There are a number of mentions in the Old Testament, and absolutely none whatsoever in the New Testament. So anyone who is wondering “What Jesus said” can be reassured that Jesus said absolutely nothing about it. So any placard waving evangelical types can rest easy that Jesus had no problem at all with same...


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MS. BLUE It seems the Brits are dropping like flies. First, Elizabeth Rose's spinning accident and now Charlie. As of this past Friday (which is when this column should have been posted) our resident sex nerd is officially M.I.A. – without so much as a text or email explaining why. Although, we're sure an explanation (and an apology!) soon enough, for now we'll do our best, however poorly, to keep this column going. With that in mind, today I'm going to share something I happened to stumble upon recently. Something...


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CHARLIE What is going on in the world? That's not a question I often ask since I pay little attention to the goings on outside of my glass bubble. But last week a British MP from the Conservative Party proposed legislation that can only be described as a HUGE step backwards. Nadine Dorries put forward a bill that would require schools to teach girls BUT NOT BOYS the value of abstaining from sex. Shall I list the number of ways I am appalled...


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MS. BLUE Hello folks, me again. Charlie graciously allowed me to take over his column this week (thank you sir!) as I’ve got a science based story that is linked to sex – albeit indirectly – that has been weighting heavy on my mind.

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Now ladies, we all want to look our best, right? So, I'm sure that in addition to all you do to enhance your face, hair...


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CHARLIE In 1948, the United Nations passed the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and defined genocide as: ...any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about...


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