Not always about funny stories, no
Sometimes thought-provoking, upsetting, heartwarming, rage-inducing....'human interest' puts it best, perhaps.

And whilst I'm not really the Reader's Digest type and am thus speaking from a position of somewhat ignorance, if I wanted a debate on religion I don't think I'd go looking for it in there. Isn't that a bit of a strange thing to say?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 23 Mar 2009, 13:35, 1 reply)

Philosophy aside...bring on the childishness!
Religion started it!
( Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Mon 23 Mar 2009, 13:45, closed)