Chechen leader has described women as the property of their husbands and says their main role is to bear children.… Read the rest
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Lysenko’s tomb: Darwin, Dawkins and the left 
Feb 25th, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Misunderstanding the selfish gene, decade after decade.… Read the rest
Jesus and Mo and Moses don’t want to be specks
Feb 25th, 2011 |
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Therefore god.… Read the rest
Jerry Coyne wins FFRF Emperor has no clothes award
Feb 25th, 2011 |
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Yes really.… Read the rest
Hitchens on Obama on Arab uprisings
Feb 25th, 2011 |
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The Obama administration contrived to come up with an argument that maximized every form of feebleness.… Read the rest
High school atheists organize, schools resist
Feb 25th, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Atheists are the most distrusted and disliked of all minority groups in the US – more than blacks, Hispanics, Jews, Muslims, immigrants, and gays and lesbians.… Read the rest
Abortion is not an option in Chile
Feb 24th, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Catholic church has a stranglehold on Chile.… Read the rest
Good morning, Mr Ratzinger, please come with us
Feb 24th, 2011 1:01 pm | By Ophelia BensonNo doubt it will just be filed and forgotten, but it’s good to see, all the same…
… Read the restTwo German lawyers have initiated charges against Pope Benedict XVI at the International Criminal Court, alleging crimes against humanity…
They claim the Pope “is responsible for the preservation and leadership of a worldwide totalitarian regime of coercion which subjugates its members with terrifying and health-endangering threats”.
They allege he is also responsible for “the adherence to a fatal forbiddance of the use of condoms, even when the danger of HIV-Aids infection exists” and for “the establishment and maintenance of a worldwide system of cover-up of the sexual crimes committed by Catholic priests and their preferential treatment, which aids and abets ever new
ICC charges initiated against Ratzinger
Feb 24th, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Two German lawyers have initiated charges against the pope at the International Criminal Court, alleging crimes against humanity.… Read the rest
Man convicted in “honor killing” of his daughter
Feb 24th, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
He ran over her with his car because she refused an arranged marriage.… Read the rest
British teenager escapes forced marriage
Feb 24th, 2011 |
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But many others don’t escape.… Read the rest
Isn’t atheist morality a leap of faith?
Feb 24th, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
No. Secular morality is an improvement on religious morality – one might even call it intelligently designed.… Read the rest
Women? What women?
Feb 23rd, 2011 1:02 pm | By Ophelia BensonThe PBS documentary show Frontline did a special on the Egyptian revolution last night, the first part on the events overall, the second part on the Muslim Brotherhood.
The second part was reported by Charles Sennott. He was on Fresh Air last week, talking about the same subject. I thought the Frontline piece was abysmal. Interesting, to be sure, and informative in its way, but abysmal. He never so much as mentioned women. Not a word. He didn’t mention the implications of a political movement that is a “brotherhood”; he didn’t mention women’s rights; he didn’t mention women in Egypt; he didn’t mention hijab; he didn’t even mention women, period.
Hello? Hello hello hello hello? Is anybody listening? I’m … Read the rest
Ryan Doyle on Tarek Fatah
Feb 23rd, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
People can disagree on almost everything and still be friends.… Read the rest
Mona Eltahawy on the Muslim Brotherhood
Feb 23rd, 2011 |
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Through a network of clerics, the Mubarak regime used conservative interpretations of Islam to fight the Muslim Brotherhood.… Read the rest
Can dreams predict the future?
Feb 23rd, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Because dreams tend to be somewhat surreal they have the potential to be twisted to match the events that actually transpired.… Read the rest
Frontline on the Muslim Brotherhood
Feb 23rd, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
They’re young, they’re hip, they’re tech-savvy, you’ll love them. Srsly.… Read the rest
The “moderate” Muslim Brotherhood
Feb 23rd, 2011 |
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Senior MB figure describes Iran as a ‘model of resistance’ against the West, and praises it for its ‘respect for humanity’.… Read the rest
Revolution jokes
Feb 23rd, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The tougher circumstances get, the more the jokes increase, which explains why Tahrir Square was essentially a comedy explosion.… Read the rest
“Evolution isn’t in the curriculum”
Feb 22nd, 2011 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
School stamps on scientific curiosity and aptitude in a girl of 9. Well done!… Read the rest
