I agree about Lisa too, backed her down from 65 (Tim will have obv got the 70 and 75).

It was me 60 & 65’s

Sorry to disappoint you! I can only claim the lowest lays on Shona and Aitch, so a bit disappointed in myself too...

It says a lot about USA that they prefer to feed their babies chemical garbage instead of the perfect natural "formula". (They have welfare, nobody starves, but some are so stressed out they want nothing to do with gov. Terrible situation but understandable).

Charity one of the 5 pillars of Islam I believe and many give a decent percentage of their income to charity every month. So no surprise Mosques were more charitable

And agree with brushy and escapee. Bang out of order Tim

In the American experiment, run by TikToker Nikalie Monroe, she called over 42 places (mostly churches, but also mosques and temples) and received "yes" from nine of them, including a small rural church, two Black churches, a Catholic church, and a mosque.
In the British experiment, TikToker Tawana Musvaburi conducted a similar test in her community, calling over 43 churches, and only one church offered to help, while a local mosque immediately offered assistance.
In both cases, the woman did not actually have a baby in need; the calls were a test to see how places of worship would respond to an urgent need

tiktok and we're taking this as gospel [pun intended]

I do know, in a real emergency, most places of worship locked their doors (covid panic).

Generally if people create a fake experiment like that, they'll get the outcome they are seeking.

Starting to sound more likely than Bal winning stricty

Having a baby aged 21 wasn’t in Tawana’s plans.

She was, in her own words, "living a wild, crazy life", partying and having fun with friends.

That was until she ended up in hospital after collapsing.

She had no idea why. Then she was told she'd be having a baby in four weeks' time.

"I started having a panic attack," Tawana tells the BBC’s Reliable Sauce podcast.

She was blindsided by the news.

"Because someone is telling you, yeah, you've got four weeks to get your life together."

After being admitted to hospital doctors had asked Tawana to take a pregnancy test before an MRI scan.

She'd dismissed the concern as ridiculous - she had a contraceptive implant in her arm and had shown no symptoms of being pregnant.

And when the test came back negative Tawana was even more convinced she was right.

But a nurse tried to convince the doctor to let her have an ultrasound, as she still believed Tawana might be pregnant.

River's dad, Emmanuel, says when Tawana told him the news that she was due to give birth, he didn't believe her.

"It just didn't make sense at all," he says. "It seemed very miraculous."

Having a baby without any of the typical symptoms such as vomiting or having a noticeable bump is called a cryptic pregnancy.

It’s rare, but Tawana says she was told by doctors that "it’s more common in the black community" to have one.

"[I was told] it's because of our hip and bone structure, the baby doesn't grow outwards, it grows inwards, and we're more likely to become breech," she says.

"So when it was time for me to give birth, my biggest concern was if she was going to be upside down."

While data on cryptic pregnancy isn't readily available, Alison Leary, a professor of healthcare at London South Bank University says there is wider data which suggests there are disparities in maternity care experienced by women from ethnic minorities.

"There have been quite a lot of studies that show women, particularly black women, have poor outcomes in terms of pregnancy and childbirth," she tells BBC Newsbeat.

And she feels there needs to be more research done and available on the specific issue of cryptic pregnancies.

"That's why [it's] quite an important issue even though it affects a small amount of people because if you don't get early access to good maternity care, good antenatal care, you're more likely to experience poor outcomes."

Four weeks and four days after being told she was expecting, Tawana gave birth to River after having her baby shower.

She says she struggled afterwards with post-natal depression, and looked to TikTok to find advice on becoming a young mum at such short notice.

But she says she didn't find anyone else, apart from one woman in the US who had been through similar.

"I went through a really deep depression because it was like, no one's giving me any advice.

"No one's speaking about this. Like, what is it like? And then I think I've seen like one video, which had like 100 views from a girl in America speaking about it.

"And she's literally like the only one that advised me."

Tawana later decided to share her unique experience online, in a video which has since been liked almost 400,000 times.

She's also started a podcast, speaking to other mums.

Tawana says she's shared her story and hopes it can generate more support for young mothers who find out they’re pregnant at the last minute.

She feels she was lucky enough to have financial help from her mum, but she knows that others might not be as fortunate.

Ideally, she'd like a charity to be set up.

"There's no help, so if that is something that has happened to you, how are you coping?"



Never would have guessed !

Anyone having a problem with God's word should take it up with Him!

Your presumption is incorrect, I am merely a believer

Matthew 7:1

george take heed for   1 John 3:8 ESV

We should try to keep hatred and bullying off this forum. I don't believe in the bible myself but as a third of the world do it's arrogant to try and cancel it, or vilify those who believe in it.

Anyway back to IAC - I have dumped Tom. He would have to step up to win now, possible of course.

Actually what I said applies to Tim as well, pretty hateful now I've read it. We should all have a group hug.

Fairly typical that you didn't even have a clue what you were talking about before you waded in

It's rather odd that we've had this argument emerge now - not exactly the first gay contestant in reality tv is it? Eurovision has been around a long time....not to mention the other shows (Dowling, Rylan, Clary...etc etc...) I think we as specials people should be the very last to be homophobic at all...

I don't get involved in attacking a poster personally - but yes Tim, you should really get with the century we live in at least, in particular as a long time specials punter!