France decriminalised homosexually in 1791. So, it was never illegal in the French Empire, but a lot of French colonies made it a criminal offence, when they attained independence. It's fair to say t… (View Post)

There are valuable lessons to be learned from the Old Testament however, The manner in which Elisha dealt with children who mocked him for his baldness, for example. (View Post)

The 11 are not traitors. They've always made their views plain, and indeed, have given little trouble to the government. (View Post)

Medieval Lithuania was a huge State, covering Belarus and much of Ukraine, as well as modern Lithuania. Unusually, it remained mostly Pagan, until 1386, when its king converted to Catholicism, in ord… (View Post)

At the expense of losing those aged 40+. There's a tendency, in political discussion, to think that people in their forties and fifties don't have many years left, when they actually have 30-40 years… (View Post)