Does the “ministerial exception” apply to all church employees, who thus lose the protections of civil rights laws?… Read the rest

Science lets reporters see papers early, and reporters regularly seek out other scientists for comments on those papers before publishing their articles.… Read the rest

The abuse of thousands of children in State and church run institutions  in Ireland amounted to torture, a scathing report from Amnesty International has found.… Read the rest

She was kidnapped and gang-raped; the tribal elders declared her kari for losing her virginity outside marriage.… Read the rest

Monkton head teacher Richard Backhouse said he did not believe the book was “appropriate” for a Christian school.… Read the rest

Indonesia has a history of conflict between its Muslim and Christian populations, with 5,000 killed and 500,000 displaced by such violence between 1992 and 2002.… Read the rest

The issue will not be settled by consulting some supposedly infallible text but rather by close scrutiny of the controversial data and further experimentation if necessary.… Read the rest

The horrors of growing up pure.… Read the rest

Some of this anti-protest posturing is just the all-too-familiar New-Republic-ish eagerness to prove one’s own Seriousness by castigating anyone to the left of John Kerry.… Read the rest

This week, Wisconsin is ground zero in the battle between university bureaucrats and free speech champions.… Read the rest

Women have been activists and leaders in this movement for a long time yet they always get forgotten when it’s time to give credit or build a list of invited speakers for a conference.… Read the rest

Next up for banning: The Iliad, The Odyssey, Medea, Agamemnon, The Trojan Women, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear…… Read the rest

It’s not enough that the BBC allows staff to use BC and AD, they must use it, always, or face the wrath of the Daily Mail crusaders.… Read the rest

No not those. Berlusconi’s.… Read the rest

Article says “apostates are ‘mentally diseased’, and they seek to infect others with their disloyal teachings.” Some “apostates” have complained to police.… Read the rest

Whipped. Ten strokes. For driving a car.… Read the rest

All faiths have to work together to stanch the tide of secularism sweeping the world, said theocrat Joseph Ratzinger.… Read the rest

In 1982, there were 2,908 providers in the US. As of 2008, there were only 1,793.… Read the rest

“She will be remembered as a committed champion of the environment, sustainable development, womens’ rights, and democracy,” said Kofi Annan.… Read the rest

Her husband divorced her, saying she was too strong-minded for a woman. Her Green Belt Movement has planted over 30 million trees in Africa and helped nearly 900,000 women.… Read the rest