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Old 17-07-2011, 17:26   #26
martyh
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Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen

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Originally Posted by Kymmy View Post
Fantastic tribute to Alan Turing and the rest of the codebreakers but I also have to ask what his sexual orientation and athiest views are to do with the honour??? Though looking at the site which you've linked the main story to I'm not surprised to see that it's an attempt to drag the story in a direction that isn;t relevant.

Here's a more relevant and sensible link which isn't trying to desperately use the unvieling as a political soapbox!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14164529

Thanks Kymmy a much more relevant article ,it doesn't mention Turin or his gayness or his atheism just everybody who worked there during the war years ..as it should be
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