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Vatican, don’t make me come down there…

Jan 12th, 2009 6:04 pm | By

The Vatican is in TRUB-BLE . The Dutch Foreign Minister is going to YELL AT IT. It might have to GO TO BED WITHOUT ANY DESSERT. HA ha ha HA ha.

The Vatican envoy to the Netherlands, we learn with enormous pleasure this weekend, is about to receive a well-deserved arse-kicking from Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister, Maxime Verhagen…[T]he envoy – Monsignor François Bacqué – has been called to a meeting to explain the Catholic Church’s stance on sexuality and marriage, and answer charges the Church opposes gay rights…LifeSiteNews said that, in December, the Vatican was attacked in the international press for refusing to endorse the UN motion claiming to “decriminalise homosexuality”…The Vatican’s representative at the UN, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, said

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Cooking the books

Jan 12th, 2009 1:25 pm | By

So is the BBC a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Church of England or god’s favorite offspring or what? What’s it playing at?

The BBC has been forced to apologise to an acclaimed psychologist and writer after editing her derogatory comments about religion so that a radio programme broadcast “the opposite” of what she had said…[Dorothy] Rowe, best known for her work on depression, had attempted to comment on the subject proposed by the programme’s producer: “Why so many people want to believe in God and search for faith.” But she was aghast to hear how her words were eventually used…She said the interview “sounds like I am giving unqualified praise to religious belief. There is no mention of what I

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UK Libel Laws, Publishing, Scandal, the Web *

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Expansive libel laws can silence criticism and block exposure.… Read the rest

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Living Under Duress in Swat *

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Taliban have ordered the killing of women seen in market areas; a Bundh Bazaar dancing girl was killed.… Read the rest

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BBC Edited Interview With Excessive Zeal *

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BBC edited psychologist’s criticism of religion to say ‘the opposite’ of what she had actually said.… Read the rest

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Forced Abortion With No Anaesthetic *

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Afghan rape victim’s brother cut the fetus out with a razor then stitched the wound with heavy string.… Read the rest

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Bunting Shouts at Liberal Elitist Atheists *

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Says Obama is a ‘passionate’ Christian, says poor people have prayer books, says atheists are horrid.… Read the rest

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Taking Relativism Seriously

Jan 12th, 2009 | By Andrew Taggart

Why is there wavering in my voice when I say that something is ‘wrong, period’? It may be that in the back of my mind I hear someone retort, “But that’s just your opinion” or “Who are you to say?”, skeptical charges to which I have no immediate reply. Or it may be that I expect my interlocutor to go to great lengths to point out to me that somebody who can make that sort of proposition has to be smug, overconfident, and immodest, none of which, he will assuredly imply, are very becoming.

It is common today to hear people speak about wanting to get other people’s perspectives. By definition, perspectives are ways of seeing the world from different … Read the rest

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Richard John Neuhaus 1936-2009 *

Jan 11th, 2009 | Filed by

The conservative Catholic theologian helped build an influential coalition of right-wing Protestants and Catholics. … Read the rest

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Just Focus and You Can Do Anything *

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Provided you have the ideal body type for what you want to do, but let’s not mention that.… Read the rest

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Steve Salerno on What We Don’t Hear About *

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We hear about what journalists decide to cover, not necessarily what there is.… Read the rest

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British Chiropractic Association Sues Skeptic *

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By suing, the BCA is drawing far more attention to the criticisms than Singh’s article would have.… Read the rest

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A Study Reports That Ants Attack Cheaters *

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Worker ants in colonies with a queen are physically attacked by their peers if they try to reproduce.… Read the rest

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A Retrospective on Bush’s Way With Words *

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Ten volumes, suitably bound in faux-leather.… Read the rest

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NY Times Transcript of Caroline Kennedy Interview *

Jan 10th, 2009 | Filed by

Says ‘you know’ 144 times. Substance noticeably absent.… Read the rest

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Choprabollocks *

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Integrative health care, high-tech medicine, blind allegiance, mainstream, vast field, empower, right to choose.… Read the rest

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Deepak Chopra is Cross With Steve Salerno *

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He and Weil are ‘highly trained MDs with almost 40 years of clinical-experience’ so shut up.… Read the rest

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Mississippi Considers Antievolution Bill *

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Every textbook that discusses evolution would include a disclaimer calling evolution ‘a controversial theory.’… Read the rest

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Unhealing Touch *

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Feeling a tad listless? Perhaps your DNA is insufficiently activated.… Read the rest

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Unprecedented Rise in Measles *

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The Health Protection Agency says too few children are receiving both doses of the MMR vaccination.… Read the rest

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