Archive for October, 2008
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Conference Picture by Getty Images via Daylife Beijing, Oct. 25 — Leaders from Asia and Europe called for new rules and a stronger regulated global monetary and financial system at the close of a two-day summit in Beijing. There were more than 40 leaders in attendance, including Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, German Chancellor Angela [...]
Filed under: Economy, News Commentary
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008
This ran In The Times (London) this week: Heaven-sent ad opportunity “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” That is the cheery message London buses will be carrying if Richard Dawkins, the atheist, can raise enough cash. The slogan is to be daubed across 30 Westminster buses in retaliation for a [...]
Filed under: -Atheism, Culture & Religion, Culture Clash, News Commentary
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
(Video run time 1:01) This is one of those fun stories that comes along every once in a while. I actually found it in the newspaper (OC Register 10/23/08, Local p.1) but it is all over the Net. Mattel toy Co. is receiving lot’s of complaints from folks who say that their Fisher-Price ‘Little Mommy [...]
Filed under: Culture & Religion, Islam, News Commentary
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
NYPD car via Wikipedia The story begins with the tragic death of 22 year old Shafayet Reja on September 10 due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident. He had been brought up attending both Hindu temples and Muslim mosques, honoring the religion of both of his parents—his mother was Hindu and his father a [...]
Filed under: -Freedom of Religion, -Religious Persecution, Culture & Religion, Culture Clash, Hinduism, Islam, News Commentary, Religious Conflict
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Many California teachers are unhappy with their own union, California Teachers Association, for using over a Million$ of their own dues to defeat Prop. 8, the traditional marriage amendment. While the CTA did not make an official recommendation on Prop.8, they did say on their website: “The final choice is always up to you. … [...]
Filed under: -Marriage, -Same-sex Union, Culture & Religion, Culture Clash, News Commentary
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Gayle Williams- via SERVEAfghanistan.com The Taliban took responsibility for gunning down a woman in Kabul claiming that she was spreading her religion. A spokesman for the militant group, Zabiullah Mujahid, told the Associated Press: “This woman came to Afghanistan to teach Christianity to the people of Afghanistan. Our (leaders) issued a decree to kill this [...]
Filed under: -Jihad, Afghanistan, Culture & Religion, Islam, News Commentary, Religious Conflict
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
Picture- Wikipedia Two sisters are facing 3 years in jail for professing to be Christians. Apparently their father converted to Islam, so legally the sisters became Muslim whether they wanted to or not under Egypt’s unequal religious laws. It is illegal for Muslims to convert to Christianity, however Christians are encouraged to convert to Islam. [...]
Filed under: -Freedom of Religion, -Islam and Christianity, -Religious Persecution, -Sharia Law, Culture & Religion, Religious Conflict
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