Thy neighbor is not everyone, it is thy group.… 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.
Submission in advance
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonA 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 BensonAttacks 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 BensonIn 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 BensonRape, 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 BensonRamadan, 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 BensonMore 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 BensonThe group regarded their questions and comments as a sign of disrespect for their traditions.… Read the rest
Karen Armstrong explains about God.
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia Benson‘Jewish, Christian and Muslim theologians have insisted for centuries that God does not exist.’… Read the rest
The Hunt for the Hat Gene
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIf there’s a God gene, there must be a hat gene, and a jeans gene, and a singing gene, and…… Read the rest
FGM group kidnaps female journalists
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonThe female kidnappers accused the journalists of insulting their traditions by criticising the practice. … Read the rest
Polish woman was refused an abortion
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonDespite warnings that having a baby could make her go blind. … Read the rest
On misogynist language
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia Benson‘Racial slurs would not be tolerated or defended, but the use of sexist language was acceptable.’… Read the rest
Journalists in shock after abduction by FGM group
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonHead of group said the women were taken into “our custody because they spoke unfavourably on radio against FGM”… Read the rest
Susan Haack on ‘Irreconcilable Differences’
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonBetween science and law.… Read the rest
Role of US evangelists in Uganda’s ‘kill the gays’ bill
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonIt is not being homosexual but the prevailing atmosphere of homophobia that makes some people miserable. … Read the rest
The Cardinal’s concern for children.
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonDocuments seen by the BBC suggest the archbishop ignored the advice of doctors and therapists who warned that Hill was likely to re-offend.… Read the rest
Murdered Journalists
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonGovernment and military officials are suspected of plotting, ordering, or carrying out more than a quarter of journalist murders over the past 15 years, CPJ’s analysis shows.… Read the rest
Rape in Congo
Apr 10th, 2010 | Filed by Ophelia BensonCountless women in DRC have been raped and mangled, then shunned.… Read the rest