Strathclyde Police admitted officers stopped protesters using the word ‘cult’ after a complaint.… Read the rest
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FLDS Children Ordered Released – Conditionally 
Jun 2nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Parents must allow CPS workers to question and examine the children at home.… Read the rest
It’s a West Texas Thing
Jun 2nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Without planning ordinances, FLDS was free to build ranch and live in isolation there.… Read the rest
Bomb Hits Danish Embassy in Islamabad
Jun 2nd, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
At least six people have been killed and thirty injured.… Read the rest
The Jesus Religious Attitudes Survey
Jun 2nd, 2008 | By R Joseph HoffmannPollster: Excuse me, sir.
Jesus: I forgive you.
Pollster: No, I mean I want a minute or two of your time for a survey I’m doing.
Jesus: I have all the time in the world. And then some.
Pollster: We’re surveying religious attitudes–random sample, of 1200 adults. Can I ask, What’s your occupation.
Jesus: I am a messiah.
Pollster: Can you spell that.
Jesus: C-h-r-i-s-t. It’s the Greek form.
Pollster: Are you Greek?
Jesus: No, Palestinian Jew. I’ve been working here in the States for ages though. Things in Europe aren’t what they used to be. I find that in America, you can be anything you want—even a humble carpenter’s … Read the rest
Tortured Reasoning
Jun 1st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Believers and scientists both have flashes of insight, so…… Read the rest
Bastards
Jun 1st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Leila Hussein divorced her husband after he murdered their daughter. Now she’s been murdered too.… Read the rest
Asian Women in Birmingham Denied Free Vote
Jun 1st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘I just didn’t want to vote last year because of how much pressure I got from the family.’… Read the rest
Shalom Lappin on Living in a Hostile Environment
May 31st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Boycotts of particular nationalities are corrosive.… Read the rest
Eve Garrard on Passing Motion 25
May 31st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Burma, Zimbabwe and Sudan are naughty, but Israel is off the charts.… Read the rest
Radio Netherlands: The State We’re In
May 31st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The AI report; peace brigades in Colombia; gay and Muslim in Egypt, Turkey, South Africa; Mallalai Joya.… Read the rest
Amnesty International 2008 Report
May 31st, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Prospect of an effective remedy for victims of rights violations in many countries remains illusory.… Read the rest
In El Dorado nobody can hear you scream
May 30th, 2008 5:28 pm | By Ophelia BensonThey want to escape, but they can’t. (The article is from 2006.)
… Read the restPolice in the polygamous border towns of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Ariz., say they’re seeing a number of teenagers who are fed up with the Fundamentalist LDS Church and leaving on their own…”One of the biggest problems that we have with the individuals that are wanting out is they’re underage and there’s not much we can do for them legally,” said Gary Engels, a special investigator for the Mohave County Attorney’s Office…[S]ervice providers cannot help them because they’re minors and runaways…”At HOPE, we follow the law and with a runaway we’ve got to call law enforcement and child and family services,” said HOPE director Elaine Tyler.
Blair Does God, Tackles the Impossible
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Blair wants to devote the rest of his life to promoting understanding between the world’s religions. … Read the rest
Turkish Women’s Groups Protest Bullying Rules
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Mo did not think kindly of women who put on perfumes outside their homes and go strolling. … Read the rest
Red Tape Makes it Hard to Prevent Honor Killings
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A number of regulations make it easy for violent family members to find out where the threatened are staying.… Read the rest
Morsal Obeidi Wanted to Live Like Other Girls
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
So her brother stabbed her twenty times, and she died.… Read the rest
Markovits and Weintraub on Obama
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Obama is popular around the world, but it’s no accident that he drives some hard-core anti-Americans up the wall. … Read the rest
Challenge to Police Over Scientology Summons
May 30th, 2008 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Liberty will ask City of London police to explain how the initial decision to issue the summons was made.… Read the rest
Women go strolling
May 30th, 2008 11:35 am | By Ophelia BensonWhenever things get a little slow, and there seems to be nothing pressing to do, and it’s just really hard to think of any way to interfere with everyone – that’s when it’s time to get busy telling women what to do. It’s a thankless task, but somebody’s got to do it. It’s a job that’s never done, so somebody’s got to keep doing it over and over and over again. The horrible slags never listen, but somebody’s got to keep trying all the same – and anyway when desperate somebody can just kill them when they don’t listen.
… Read the restA powerful state body regulating the role of Islam in Turkey has come under fire over an article on
