Hint: it wasn’t good.… Read the rest
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Open Letter: Don’t ghettoize women’s rights
Sep 11th, 2005 | By Margaret Atwood, Maud Barlow et al.In support of the “No Religious Arbitration Coalition”
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Dear Mr. McGuinty:
An important tenet of Canadian democracy hangs in the balance of your response to the matter of religious arbitration in the province of Ontario. While many Canadians may assume that we are all governed by one system of laws, created by publicly elected officials who are accountable to the electorate, your government is poised to shift the ground under this cornerstone of liberal democracy.
While our public system of law is not always perfect, it is designed to recognize the realities of all citizens and is open to public scrutiny and improvement. Such is not the case with private systems of law, such as religious … Read the rest
Michael Ruse on Religion and Science
Sep 10th, 2005 | By Ophelia BensonMichael Ruse has a new book out: The Evolution-Creation Struggle. He has written a number of articles and reviews and given a few interviews on related subjects in the past year or two.
There was for instance this review of Richard Dawkins’ A Devil’s Chaplain in December 2003. In it he took strong issue with Dawkins, despite, as he says, their friendship: ‘Richard Dawkins once called me a “creep.” He did so very publicly but meant no personal offense, and I took none: We were, and still are, friends.’ He disagreed (and disagrees still) with Dawkins’ criticism of religion, which he calls a ‘crusade of nonbelief’. It is his view (at least in some of his recent articles and … Read the rest
Ontario Urged to Spurn Sharia 
Sep 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Toronto protest was one of 12 in cities across Canada and Europe.… Read the rest
Sharia Protests in Düsseldorf, the Hague
Sep 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Women’s rights are not negotiable, Homa Arjomand said.… Read the rest
Ontario AG’s Statement on Arbitration Act
Sep 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
‘We have heard loud and clear from those who are seeking greater
protections for women.’… Read the rest
Science Not a Patch on Mindless Superstition
Sep 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Says Charlie Brooker civilly, after watching ‘Psychic Detective’.… Read the rest
Seyran Ates on Multiculturalism v Rights of Women
Sep 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Why is tolerance practised with cultural traditions that are clearly oppressive of women?… Read the rest
Poverty is About More Than Lack of Money
Sep 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It’s also lack of connections, cultural capital, skills, strings to pull.… Read the rest
Blame not a ‘Game’ but Part of Democratic Process
Sep 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If officials were grossly negligent, letting tempers cool may not be best plan.… Read the rest
Blocked Bridge Story Confirmed
Sep 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
UPI reports survivors were kept from crossing river by fears they would loot burn and pillage.… Read the rest
Midgley on Dawkins Again
Sep 10th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Accuses ‘Dawkinsist’ orthodoxy of making the world in some important sense entirely random.… Read the rest
Enough About Me, What Do You Think of Me?
Sep 9th, 2005 8:29 pm | By Ophelia BensonOkay, so I’m a hurricane. Big deal. We all have our faults.
Meanwhile. I’ve been wanting to mention for days, but other subjects kept intervening – the proofs for Why Truth Matters have arrived. Jeremy got his Tuesday, my set arrived Wednesday – on account of how he’s a few miles from Continuum and I’m six thousand miles farther off.
We had a little discussion about the acknowledgements. Gremlins had replaced that page with the acknowledgements from a previous book of Jeremy’s and Julian’s, one that I had nothing to do with. (It would have been even funnier if it had been replaced with the acknowledgements from a book by someone entirely unknown to any of us, thanking a great … Read the rest
Katrina as Another Triangle Fire
Sep 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Catastrophes make libertarianism look pathetic.… Read the rest
Demonstrators Compare Ontario Premier to Taliban
Sep 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Protest against use of religious rules critics consider an affront to human rights.… Read the rest
Bush Declares Katrina Prayer Day
Sep 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Praying to the deity who sent Katrina, presumably. Whatever.… Read the rest
Protests in Eleven Cities over Ontario Sharia
Sep 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Demonstrations registered outrage over recommendations of voluntary tribunals based on sharia.… Read the rest
Sharia Protests in Cities Across Canada
Sep 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Opponents say the proposed arbitration process will violate women’s’ rights.… Read the rest
International Protests Against Sharia Law
Sep 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Proposal that would allow Islamic law to be used in Ontario family arbitration cases. … Read the rest
The Good News Is, Pat Robertson is Thriving
Sep 9th, 2005 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
His ‘faith-based’ Operation Blessing is on FEMA’s list of charitable groups.… Read the rest
