NASA news leaked: new life form found *

Dec 2nd, 2010 | Filed by

They have found a bacterium whose DNA is completely alien to what we know today. Instead of using phosphorus, the bacterium uses arsenic.… Read the rest



Your essence is not my essence

Dec 1st, 2010 4:41 pm | By

In answering the last question in the debate with Hitchens, Blair tried to sum up his defense of religion. He said you have to find “the essence.” Yes there are bad parts, but you have to explain those away, and keep the essence, that is, what you take to be the essence.

I see how people look at certain parts of scripture and draw those conclusions from it, but it’s not what it means to me, it’s not the essence of it. The essence of it is through the life of Jesus Christ, a life of love, selflessness and sacrifice and that’s what it means to me.

Yes but. 1) That’s what it means to you but that’s not … Read the rest



Extremist militant extremists speak out

Dec 1st, 2010 3:09 pm | By

How is this helping? When will people learn that all this aggression and shouting won’t change anyone’s mind and that it’s much better to just calm down and bite your tongue and think about peace and a sunlit meadow rather than go around saying things and handing out leaflets? Nobody’s mind was ever changed by someone saying something, so why won’t they take their clothes off and pose for photographs instead?

Christians who believe their faith is “under attack” in Britain have launched a “Not Ashamed Day” campaign.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey claimed Christians of “deep faith” faced discrimination.

Campaigners say a mounting number of cases of workers being disciplined over their beliefs show Christianity is being “airbrushed”

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Christians pitch fit *

Dec 1st, 2010 | Filed by

Former archbishop. Under attack. Deep faith. Airbrushed. Not Ashamed Day. Christian culture. Intimidated. No longer have the right.… Read the rest



HRW says Aceh sharia is abusive *

Dec 1st, 2010 | Filed by

The head of the Sharia department in Aceh told the BBC Indonesian service that some people might have misused the laws.… Read the rest



Salman Rushdie does the Late Late Show *

Dec 1st, 2010 | Filed by

“You could not get into that dress fast enough,” says Craig Ferguson.… Read the rest



Bush, CIA get a pass on torture *

Dec 1st, 2010 | Filed by

International agreements to which the US is a party require mandatory investigation for even merely degrading treatment.… Read the rest



MSF to EU: hands off generic medicines *

Dec 1st, 2010 | Filed by

The EU is now shutting off the tap of affordable medicines by attacking the production, registration, transportation and exportation of generic medicines.… Read the rest



Boris Johnson on Bush and torture

Dec 1st, 2010 | Filed by

 It is hard to overstate the enormity of Bush’s admission.… Read the rest



Bush admits torture in his book *

Dec 1st, 2010 | Filed by

He admits that when asked to approve waterboarding, his response was, “Damn right.”… Read the rest



Iran hangs Shahla Jahed *

Dec 1st, 2010 | Filed by

Amnesty International made a last-minute appeal for the sentence to be halted, saying Jahed had not received a fair trial.… Read the rest