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Post Frequency: 1.1/day Last Entry: March 24, 2011 at 21:00:00 Recent Entries: 378
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Rise of religious fundamentalism is affecting all our lives
Posted on January 13, 2011If you want to see the effect on daily life of allowing religious fundamentalists to take hold of too much power, you only have to look at what is happening in Israel.
NSS sparks a national debate over the place of religion in schools ? and the place of the pope on the BBC
Posted on January 06, 2011The NSS was in the headlines over the festive period on two fronts — collective worship in schools and the Pope's Thought for the Day contribution.
How many Muslims are there in Britain?
Posted on January 06, 2011The US-based Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has published estimates of the Muslim population of each country in Western Europe in 2010.
Mosque to take over Catholic school
Posted on January 06, 2011A Catholic school faces being taken over by a mosque after it was revealed that 95% of its pupils are Muslim.
Just for once, the Church fails to get its hands on a school
Posted on January 06, 2011A consortium led by Kingston Council in Greater London has defeated a Church of England bid to run the proposed new secondary school in north Kingston.
More religion to be imported into the House of Commons
Posted on January 06, 2011A new multi-faith chaplaincy is to be set up in the House of Commons which will include Baha'i and Zoroastrian chaplains, even though there are no known MPs from those religions.
Vatican?s ploy to thwart criticism of its nefarious Bank is yet another scam
Posted on January 06, 2011In a desperate attempt to pre-empt the findings of an investigation by Italian authorities, the Vatican has rushed through new procedures which it claims will make its notoriously opaque banking activities 'more transparent'.
Pakistani clerics say anyone who mourns murdered politician is a ?blasphemer? and will suffer the same fate
Posted on January 06, 2011More than 500 Muslim clerics in Pakistan have said that anyone who mourns the murder of Salmaan Taseer, the Governor of the Punjab region who was murdered for opposing the country's blasphemy law, will suffer the same fate. They also praised the 'courage and zeal' of Taseer's killer, saying his action has made Muslims around the world proud.
Quebec secularises its daycare
Posted on January 06, 2011The government in the Canadian province of Quebec has decided to secularise its daycare provision for children.
Vermont diocese sells its HQ to settle abuse claims, while Milwaukee files for bankruptcy protection to avoid its responsibilities
Posted on January 06, 2011The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington in Vermont has been forced to sell its headquarters building in order to pay compensation claims for sexual abuse in about two dozen lawsuits.
Australian school chaplains draw fire and ire
Posted on January 06, 2011A controversial scheme that introduced chaplains into schools in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia is being investigated by the Commonwealth Ombudsman after it was criticised in a report into its operation.
Why has the BBC become the official propaganda arm of the Vatican?
Posted on December 22, 2010The Vatican is desperate to rehabilitate its reputation. And well it might be. The past two years has seen one scandal after another come knocking on Benedict's door.
Church reneging on Irish compensation payments
Posted on December 22, 2010A question asked in the Irish parliament has revealed that the Catholic Church has paid only a small fraction of the money it pledged to the State last year to help compensate the victims of clerical sexual abuse.
The Cratchetts are an example to us all
Posted on December 22, 2010NSS President, Terry Sandesron, finds something positively Dickensian about the Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles.
Pope faces more protests on his visit to Germany next year
Posted on December 22, 2010The Pope will be paying a 'state visit' to Germany next September, which means he'll be leaching off the taxpayer again on the basis that he is a 'head of state' and only the 'head of a religion' when it is more convenient.
Swedish Prime Minister says fundamentalists can?t grasp the idea of secular freedom
Posted on December 22, 2010Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said in his Christmas message that religious fundamentalists are incapable of understanding the concept of a secular society with its freedom and openness.
The BBC has disgraced itself with Pope?s Thought for the Day
Posted on December 21, 2010News that the Pope has been given a Thought for the Day slot on BBC Radio 4 on Christmas Eve may be a coup for the BBC, but it is a slap in the face for the thousands of clerical abuse victims who are still waiting for justice.
Ireland must change law to make abortion easier for women in life-threatening situations ? ECHR
Posted on December 16, 2010The Grand Chamber of European Court of Human Rights has ruled by a majority that abortion must be more accessible in Ireland for women whose lives are at risk. It rejected applications that abortion must be more widely available in other circumstances.
The Pope may say that dictators are evil, but he loves doing business with them
Posted on December 16, 2010Terry Sanderson discovers more pontifical hypocrisy from the Pope as the Vatican closes a deal with 'Europe's last dictator'
Pope visit ? add another £280,000 to the running total
Posted on December 16, 2010The West Midlands Police have announced that they spent ?280,000 on the one-day visit of the Pope to Birmingham in September.
Feminist report on the rise of fundamentalism
Posted on December 16, 2010In the experience of women's rights activists around the world, religious fundamentalists strategically use physical and psychological violence to undermine those who oppose their policies.
French court dismisses Muslim woman?s appeal over headscarf
Posted on December 16, 2010A French court has ruled against a woman who sued a private child-care centre that fired her for wearing an Islamic headscarf and cloak to work.
Catholic Church stepped beyond its legitimate role in Ireland, says Archbishop
Posted on December 16, 2010The second highest ranking clergyman in Ireland, Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin, launched a blistering attack last week on the corruption at the heart of his own church saying that it had overstepped the mark in Ireland and taken on a role that was illegitimate.
Hungary may introduce constitutional ban on abortion and gay marriage
Posted on December 16, 2010Under pressure from the Vatican, the Hungarian government is planning to introduce a complete ban on abortion and any prospect of legalised gay marriage in its new constitutional proposals.
Conference examines apostasy and sharia
Posted on December 16, 2010The campaigning group One Law for All marked Human Rights Day (11 December 2010) with a conference on Apostasy, Sharia law and Human Rights at London's Conway Hall.
JFK was wrong to bar the pope from American politics, says presidential hopeful
Posted on December 16, 2010A potential American presidential candidate for the 2012 election says he doesn't believe in an absolute separation of church and state.
We want £33 million to push Catholicism on to children, says Church
Posted on December 09, 2010The Schools Department of the Archdiocese of Liverpool said it was concerned that the Government won't, after all, be funding (to the tune of ?33 million) the creation of a new 'Catholic learning campus' in St Helen's in Lancashire.
Church stops health centre giving out contraceptives
Posted on December 09, 2010A health centre in Derby that was set up with funding meant to reduce teenage pregnancy has been told that it cannot dispense contraceptives.
Five more Muslim schools in pipeline for Blackburn
Posted on December 09, 2010A teachers union has criticised plans to build five new state-funded Muslim schools in Blackburn in Lancashire, warning it will 'segregate' Britain's education system even further.
Euro Ministers drop proposals to introduce mandatory labelling of ritually slaughtered meat
Posted on December 09, 2010European Ministers have dropped plans to ensure that halal and kosher meat from animals slaughtered without pre-stunning is accurately labelled.
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