Archive for the 'Religion' Category
Australia: Hostage Situation in Sydney
December 14th, 2014Update: Hostage-Taker Was Dropped From Watch List Via: Reuters: A gunman responsible for a deadly siege in a Sydney cafe was once on the national security agency’s watch list — but was dropped off it years ago for reasons that remain unclear, Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday. — Update: Gunbattle, Three People Confirmed Dead Including […]
Saudi Arabia Beheaded 59 People So Far This Year – But Hardly Anyone is Talking About It
October 16th, 2014Via: Vice: The string of beheadings of American and British hostages at the hands of the Islamic State has drawn horror and intense media scrutiny the world over, redoubling international determination to defeat the extremist group. But with IS dominating headlines, it is easy to forget that Saudi Arabia, a member of the UN’s Human […]
Are the World’s Religions Ready for E.T.?
October 1st, 2014Via: Vanderbilt University: Realization that the nature of the debate about life on other worlds is about to fundamentally change led Vanderbilt Professor of Astronomy David Weintraub to begin thinking seriously about the question of how people will react to the discovery of life on other planets. He realized, as Einstein had observed, that people’s […]
Vatican Archbishop Accused of Storing Tens of Thousands of Child Porn Files on Computer
September 29th, 2014Via: Inquisitr: The Vatican is facing a child porn scandal after former archbishop Jozef Wesolowski was accused of storing tens of thousands of illicit videos and photos featuring children. The 66-year-old Wesolowski was arrested earlier this week at the Vatican, making him the highest-ranking Vatican official to be investigated for child sex abuse. He is […]
Diplomatic Car Belonging to Vatican Stopped at French Border Carrying Four Kilos of Cocaine Worth an Estimated £500,000
September 18th, 2014Via: DailyMail: A diplomatic car belonging to the Vatican has been stopped at a French checkpoint carrying four kilos of cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000. Two Italian citizens were arrested in a grace and favour Jaguar allocated to Cardinal Jorge Melia. The 91-year-old Argentinian officially the Vatican’s emeritus librarian is recovering from […]
How the West Created the Islamic State
September 13th, 2014Via: Counterpunch: “This is an organisation that has an apocalyptic, end-of-days strategic vision which will eventually have to be defeated,” Gen Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Pentagon press conference in August. Military action is necessary to halt the spread of the ISIS “cancer,” said President Obama. Yesterday he […]
Syrian Refugees Top 3 Million; Up to 6.5 Million Internally Displaced
August 29th, 2014Via: CBC: Three million Syrian refugees will have registered in neighbouring countries as of Friday, an exodus that began in March 2011 and shows no sign of abating, the United Nations said. The record figure is one million refugees more than a year ago, while a further 6.5 million are displaced within Syria, meaning that […]
For Whistleblowers, a Bold Move Can be Followed by One to Department Basement
August 4th, 2014Whistleblowers getting the shaft is not a laughing matter. But the guy standing in that empty building, thinking he should have been beamed up to meet his sky god… Oh Lardy, I laughed my ass off. Couldn’t help it. Maybe next week, Walt. Via: Washington Post: In the past, whistleblowers have had their desks moved […]
Iraq Loses Control of Syrian, Jordanian Borders
June 23rd, 2014Via: Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Iraq’s prime minister in Baghdad on Monday to push for more inclusive leadership, as Nuri al-Maliki’s forces abandoned the border with Jordan, leaving the entire Western frontier beyond government control. Sunni tribes took the Turaibil desert border crossing, the only legal crossing point between Iraq and […]
When Evolution’s Controversial, Declaring a State Fossil Can Get Tricky
April 11th, 2014On which day did God create z8_GND_5296? Via: Smithsonian Magazine: The Columbian Mammoth is about to become an official state symbol of South Carolina, but its path to the limelight was long and fraught with controversy. Let’s see if you can guess why. Here’s the text of the bill that made it official: Section 1-1-712A. […]
