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  • HIV and AIDS in Scotland in 2014

    Check this video:

    marion chatterley #1.movie from Kelvin Holdsworth on Vimeo.

    It is World AIDS Day next week. To mark that date this year, I’ve recorded a number of conversations with Marion Chatterley in connection with her work as Chaplain to people with HIV and Hep C in Scotland.

    Here are some of the things that Marion and I touched on this conversation:

    • Does it matter if you become HIV+ when they’ve got medicines that can keep it under control?
    • What stigma means in Scotland today
    • How young gay men are putting themselves at unnecessary risk
    • Dating apps
    • Why the church needs to talk about healthy relationships

    There will be more later in the week. Comments and questions welcome below.

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5 responses to “Should there be missile strikes on Syria?”

  1. Christine Avatar
    Christine

    I’m glad you wrote this. It’s helpful. But despite possible appearances to the contrary, I think I may after all be a pacifist. It’s taken me a long time to recognise it.

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  2. George Hannah Avatar
    George Hannah

    as someone who works in the office of a politician. I can safely say that I think your arguments make perfect sense are of the conclusion I have personally reached myself. I am not a pacifist and I strongly believe we need a stronger military. If we were to miraculously whip Assad to the Hague (I am aware we couldn’t) we would leave a vacuum behind worse than we did in Iraq. The issue is that none of the major players are after peace they want control of the situation.

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  3. Tim Avatar
    Tim

    A good bit of logical working-out. Thanks for posting.

    One thing to consider: the area is not lacking for oil. This somewhat tempers any feeling that western powers might be involved purely for altruistic reasons.

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  4. Meg Rosenfeld Avatar
    Meg Rosenfeld

    Well-thought-out, clearly presented, and (as you will have guessed) completely in line with my opinion of the truth of the situation. At this time, there really isn’t anything which can be done by military means–which does not, alas, mean that the US (my country) won’t try to do something, probably with dire results.

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  5. John Duncan Avatar
    John Duncan

    Thank you for this. It’s good to see someone thinking about this situation rather than just reacting to it. And it helps me to try and do the same.

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