May 31 2013

An extraordinary swamp

The prosperity gospel makes a mockery of Christianity

By Andrew Brown, May 29, 2013   There is a very good programme on the “prosperity gospel” available on the Radio 4 website right now. Two things need saying about…  [more]

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May 23 2013

Moore, Oklahoma: 3 days later

These photographs were taken earlier this morning, on the way back from Oklahoma City.  It was still raining hard, and there was lots of lightning.  Perhaps that’s why we were able to drive into the devastation… This is Blake Butler’s…  [more]

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May 12 2013

We live in the earthly one

An Open Letter to Elie Wiesel

By Avner Inbar and Assaf Sharon, May 27, 2010   In a recent public letter to President Obama, Elie Wiesel urged the President not to “pressure” Israel to cease settlement activity in Jerusalem. …  [more]

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May 10 2013

Driven by deeply sexist and patriarchal ideology

The dark side of home schooling: creating soldiers for the culture war

By , Wednesday 8 May 2013 07.00 EDT   Several decades ago, political activists on the religious right began to put together an “ideology machine”. Home …  [more]

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Apr 30 2013

It hurts to write this sentence

Behind the use of drones is a complacent belief that murdering Muslims is always justifiable

By Yasmin Alibhai Brown, Sunday 28 April 2013   First, read this unconditional acceptance of facts that cannot be denied nor excused. Islamicist terrorism…  [more]

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Apr 28 2013

Somewhere near the very bottom

How to debunk George W. Bush’s attempts at revisionism

By , Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 08:00 AM CDT   Every dog goes to heaven and every former president should get a shot at repairing his legacy, especially when…  [more]

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Apr 27 2013

A load of old cobblers

Syria and sarin gas: US claims have a very familiar ring

By Robert Fisk, Sunday 28 April 2013   Is there any way of escaping the theatre of chemical weapons? First, Israeli “military intelligence” says that Bashar al-Assad’s forces have…  [more]

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