Here’s what I was doing for the last couple of hours.
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Here’s what I was doing for the last couple of hours.
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Justice Lynn Smith Smith ruled the law against assisted suicide denies physically disabled people the same rights as able-bodied people who can take their own lives.… Read the rest
The mother got 18 months in prison, the father two years, for the genital mutilation of their four daughters. [story in French]… Read the rest
It’s Sunday, Boko Haram bombs in Nigeria day, so there have been bombs going off in Nigeria today (because it’s Sunday). Boko Haram keeps its appointments.
Multiple blasts have hit at least three churches in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna.
A local Red Cross worker told the Associated Press that at least 12 people had been killed and 80 injured in the attacks.
A decent haul. They could do better, but 12 + 80 is respectable.
Meanwhile, Urooj Zia reports via Twitter that there’s a mob attacking a police station right now in Karachi, trying to kill a man accused of “blasphemy” who is being held there. Taimuria police station.
A couple of days ago another mob in Quetta, … Read the rest
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She was tried by jury at the Old Bailey and found guilty of contravening section 4 of the Witchcraft Act of 1735.… Read the rest
A religion allows men to have multiple wives. What could possibly go wrong?
When Dr Zabina Shahian married Pervez Choudhry she thought he would be the man with whom she would settle down for the rest of her life and start a family.
But she did not know the former Conservative party leader on Slough Borough Council was still married.
Choudhry, 54, who claimed he did not realise the marriage in Pakistan was legally valid in the UK, was given a community order after admitting bigamy.
A “devastated” Dr Shahian now wants to help other women who are victims of polygamous marriages – a practice a leading family lawyer says is “rife” within the British Muslim community.
Jeez, what … Read the rest
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“You’re supposed to keep your mouth shut and you’re supposed to just carry on. It is impregnated into our culture.”… Read the rest
A local Red Cross worker told the Associated Press that at least 12 people had been killed and 80 injured in the attacks.… Read the rest
The Heritage Foundation is baffled by criticism of its flawed “same-sex parenting” study.… Read the rest
The trouble with religious freedom is that it is all too frequently misunderstood as the unrestricted freedom of the religious to run roughshod over everyone else.… Read the rest
I forgot to say!
Jen is doing her annual SSA blogathon – not the wimpy 6 hours I did but the big kahuna: twenty.four.hours.
You know why the SSA is a great thing and needs your support.
Donate to the Secular Student Alliance here.… Read the rest
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And when I say “tomorrow” of course I mean “a week from tomorrow.” Because I was rushing, and got it wrong.
The Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain are having a 5th anniversary celebration and fundraiser tomorrow Saturday June 23 in London. If you’re in or near London, go along and give them bales of money tied loosely with twine.
… Read the restBook your tickets today and join 5th anniversary celebrations
Join us to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain on Saturday 23 June 2012 from 13.00-16.00hours in London. Book your tickets today. Speakers and acts include: Renowned Philosopher AC Grayling Writer and Documentary-maker Gita Sahgal Comedian Kate Smurthwaite Theoretical Physicist Lawrence Krauss and Best-selling Author of A
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In actually important news – Alexander Aan has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison.
An Indonesian man arrested after writing “God doesn’t exist” on his Facebook page was jailed for 30 months Thursday for sharing explicit material about the Prophet Mohammed online.
Alexander Aan, 30, was found guilty of “deliberately spreading information inciting religious hatred and animosity”, presiding judge Eka Prasetya Budi Dharma told the Muaro Sijunjung district court in western Sumatra.
Utterly disgusting.
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