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Hanoi (Hanoi???) ponders easing rules on same-sex unions
Date: August 11, 2012 Helen Clark Activists and observers have noticed a seachange in the past five years. Photo: AFP AFTER two women wed in Vietnam’s south in 1999, the country outlawed gay marriage. But now there are signs that it may become the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex unions. Last month, Justice Minister […]
Most days, a woman somewhere in Columbia has acid thrown into her face
Photographer’s diary: Shooting an acid attack victim By Carlos Villalon  8th June 2012 The following is a photographer’s account of the challenges and surprises he encountered while shooting the photos for our recent story on Colombian victims of acid attacks: When I first met Consuelo Cordoba, I could tell it was going to be a difficult assignment. […]
John Pilger: How the Chosen Ones ended Australia’s sporting prowess and revealed its secret past
Australia’s sports administration and Olympian “starsâ€Â, from Nick D’Arcy to John Booth, are sad relics of a racially biased past that produced Shane Gould, Evonne Goolagong and Cathy Freeman. BY JOHN PILGER 08 AUGUST 2012 Cathy Freeman crosses the line to win gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Photograph: Getty Images The ferries that ply […]
Seventh-Day Adventist Educators speak out against bullying Gays
Say a Prayer for the Gays in Your School Schools are typically evaluated using numbers like enrollment, standardized scores, and finances. Churches are usually judged by the number of their converts or by the correctness of their theology. But Jesus made it very clear that He will judge the effectiveness of our work for Him […]
Australians, Americans and Gun Control
Brothers in arms, yes, but the US needs to get rid of its guns Date August 1, 2012 John Howard Australia was right to take a different path to the US and opt for gun control Civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson hugs the cousin of Alex Sullivan, who was killed in the Colorado shooting. Photo: […]
Islam’s Evangelism
From an erudite friend: You must subscribe just for a a few weeks to this link to see how much contemporary Islam mimics the memes of contemporary evangelicalism. The most recent one, with a dreamy, blurry photo background, has the line: “They say you can never love someone whom you have never seen. I just […]
The Jews: recent trends
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings  7/30/2012 Jews in the Economist — Martin E. Marty Jews receive and merit attention, in this case twelve pages of it in a “Special Report†in the Economist. According to the report, there are 13,580,000 Jews in the world, which is fewer […]
Muslim violence a fact, not prejudice
Posted: 18 Nov 2011 04:23 PM PST This opinion piece appeared in The Age newspaper of March 25, 2011 THOSE who denounce critics of Islam should allow that, like all global faiths, Islam has its detractors and a religion will be judged on what its followers say and do. There is a debate going on about Islam. The […]
Ramadan: Television, and Fasting during the Olympic Games
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings  7/26/2012 The Holy TV Season — Ahmed Arshi Ramadan, the ninth month of the lunar Islamic Calendar, has begun, lasting 29 or 30 days depending on the visual sightings of the crescent moon. In this month of fasting, Muslims hope for reward […]
GAY MARRIAGE: THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER vs. THE CHURCH
July 27, 2012 The British Prime Minister David Cameron has affirmed his commitment to same sex civil marriage while addressing a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) reception at Downing Street. The Prime Minister’s remarks: “I just wanted to say three things to you tonight. First of all, this party is really a celebration of […]
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