religion

The hijab and liberation

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Nadiya Takolia writes in today’s UK Guardian an article entitled, “The hijab has liberated me from society’s expectations of women“. I’d like to address some of her claims, but first I better make a couple of things clear. The term “hijab” refers to a head covering worn by Muslim women, in other words its just a fancy scarf, we … Read more

The Inquisition has come for … most American Nuns …???

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Its darn weird, but modern Catholicism appears to be committed to ripping itself apart. Last April, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – (yep, that’s the Inquisition, still alive and kicking but with a different name) – issued an assessment of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. ..nuns were too “silent on the right to … Read more

NI inquiry needs legal teeth to investigate child abuse

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Amnesty International has issued a warning that a Northern Ireland government-led investigation into clerical child abuse may fail. Why? The problem is that within its annual global report on human rights, Amnesty has highlighted problems with the terms of the inquiry’s reference. “In September, the Northern Ireland executive announced proposals for the establishment of an … Read more

Church sues ex-members – They had a blog criticizing their practices

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Today’s bit of religious insanity comes from a church pastor in Beaverton, Oregon. He is suing a mother and daughter for $500,000 because they gave the church — Beaverton Grace Bible Church — bad reviews online. Yikes!! Apparently the ex-members wrote negative Google reviews on-line, but they mysteriously vanished. One might wonder if God was … Read more