For the believing Christian, death is no big deal.… Read the rest
Fashionable nonsense has been with us since the time that prehistoric man first transcribed Of Grammatology on to the walls of the Lascaux caves. Here we cast an eye back at some historical highlights.
Sholto Byrnes criticizes secularism on the left. 
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
For all the talk of tolerance, there are some who believe that certain subjects simply cannot be aired. And foremost among them is God.… Read the rest
Frontline’s ‘Prisoners of Silence’
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Double-blind testing show it’s the ‘facilitator’ who is typing.… Read the rest
Steiner racism and state funding
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
At Steiner Waldorf Schools Fellowship ‘special pre-election seminar’ … Read the rest
BBC boss says Islam should be treated differently
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Also says his Christian beliefs guide his judgments.… Read the rest
David Colquhoun on the problem of causality
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The problem is traded on by the vast and unscrupulous alternative medicine industry.… Read the rest
Being a new atheist means not saying you’re sorry
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It seems as if in order to be a ‘good’ atheist one has to feel bad about not believing in god.… Read the rest
Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
3 January: I am afraid. 14 January: I may not go to school again. … Read the rest
Free Speech and its Postmodern Adversaries
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The theoretical stimuli for multiculturalism owe something to theories about “difference”… Read the rest
Communal justice in Bolivia
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Cases include death sentences for women accused of adultery and the beating, stoning, hanging, and burning of an elected official accused of corruption.… Read the rest
Pitcairn Island: 6 Found Guilty Of Sex Abuse
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Six men were convicted of charges including rape and indecent assault in trials that exposed a culture of sexual abuse on Pitcairn.… Read the rest
Stepping Stones Nigeria on Child Witches
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An increasing number of children in the Niger Delta are being forced to the streets and trafficked as a result of a deeply held belief in child “witches”… Read the rest
John Hartung on ‘Love thy Neighbor’
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Thy neighbor is not everyone, it is thy group.… Read the rest
Submission in advance
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
A gigantic taboo zone has been created, repeatedly reiterated and expanded with the well-intentioned collaboration of Western intellectuals.… Read the rest
IHEU on superstition and witchcraft in Africa
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Attacks on witches, persecution and killings still take place. Most of the victims are women and children.… Read the rest
Lawyers for victims say pope obstructed justice.
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
In 2001 Ratzinger issued an order ensuring the church’s investigations into child sex abuse claims be carried out in secret.… Read the rest
Escaping the Amish
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Rape, incest, sexual abuse; physical and verbal abuse; women have no rights; rudimentary education; animal abuse.… Read the rest
Controversy over Tariq Ramadan
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Ramadan, integration advisor for Rotterdam council and a guest professor at the city’s Erasmus university, is under fire for presenting a weekly talk show on the Iranian channel Press TV.… Read the rest
Ratzinger’s 2001 letter to the bishops
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
More concerned about the ‘eucharist’ than about the molested ‘minors.’… Read the rest
Sierra Leone: women journalists kidnapped by pro-FGM group
Apr 10th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The group regarded their questions and comments as a sign of disrespect for their traditions.… Read the rest
