Watching American society arguing about birth control is incomprehensible.  It seems like anytime American women gain one step, they are held back three steps. Birth control is a private matter and a civil right. The involvement of American Taliban — I mean the American ultra- conservatives – in the debate adds more spice in the sauce. Rush Limbaugh, [...]

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The man accused of shooting at the White House, Oscar Ortega, calls himself a modern-day Jesus. Was his intention to try to kill the President or to get national attention? For sure, the charges against him are serious. Psychiatrists will qualify him as “mentally instable.” It is a crazy and bizarre story, a typical “angry white man” action. [...]

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While the world’s attention is on the civil war in Libya and the protests in Wisconsin, disturbing news was released in Philadelphia. A group of twenty-one priests suspected of child abuse were put on administrative leave. This bombshell has once again put the Catholic Church in a bad spot. Is being a priest just a sneaky way [...]

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The Westboro Baptist Church — the fundamentalist church known for its anti-gay protests outside military funerals — has won a Supreme Court appeal against a grieving father who lost his son, a Marine. It is a big victory. The US Supreme Court has ruled that the first amendment protects the church. Regardless of the first amendment, it is [...]

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In a new book ready to be published, Pope Benedict XVI has changed his position about the use of condoms. The Catholic church historically has been against the use of condoms despite the spread of AIDS. Even though the Pope thinks that condoms only should be used in certain rare cases, such as male prostitution, it [...]

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Islamiphobia is on the rise in the West. The latest controversy is the opposition of construction of a mosque in the city of Marseilles, France–the most “Islamic city” in France. The opposition in France is led by the far right political party of Jean Marie Lepen. While the opposition of a mosque near ground zero is [...]

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The man who played God by creating the first test tube baby, Dr. Robert Geoffrey Edwards, has been awarded a Nobel prize. Today, making babies in the laboratory has become big business. Depending on which side you are on, fertile or unfertile, Dr. Edwards’ intentions to help those who have trouble conceiving naturally are good [...]

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The long-awaited address by Pastor Long has been a disappointment. He covered himself with a classic response to the allegations against him: following instructions from his lawyer. He didn’t deny the allegations and portayed himself as “not perfect”. Pastor Long should know that four lawsuits by four different men with four different stories is not a conspiracy. Pastor [...]

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Americans have honored the memory of the September 11 attack. This year’s commemoration was unique, tense because of the proposed Islamic center near ground zero and the tension created by pastor Terry Jones, who was threatening to burn Korans as a way to remember the tragic event. The worse has passed. President Obama has called on [...]

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The more we approached 9/11, the more tension mounted between the US administration and Pastor Terry Jones. People condemned his intention to burn Korans on 9/11 in protest over the building of the mosque near Ground Zero. Pastor Jones is now claiming he has canceled the burning because the Imam has agreed not to build there. [...]

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