i'm typing this in AbiWord on a Mac. Think about that for a moment and why i do this. i personally don't want to support any business/government that is exploitative, monopolizing, materialistic, commercial (in the sense of ego-aggrandizing advertisement), or unbalanced. If...
A United States fundamentalist group is at the heart of Uganda's anti-gay law. Originally known as The Fellowship, an international organization founded in 1935, today it is known as 'The Family', described by Jeff...
The Texas state education board is considering a proposal that would force religion into the school curriculum. Christian fundamentalist advisors to the board including Reverend Peter Marshall, who asserts that...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 311 views | 28 recommendations | 8 comments
Jenin, is a town in the northern part of the West Bank of which Fatah has full control and jurisdiction over with the blessings of Israel. There is a struggle going on in this area between the...
" Growing up in an ultra-conservative sect of Christianity, I believed Charles Darwin to be a monster. Pure evil. A tool used by the devil to discredit God and the Bible. I knew nothing about Mr. Darwin, mind you....
opinion by notaboutreligion | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1737 views | 3 recommendations | 0 comments
All the world does not get tired of propaganda against what is dubbed as Islamic extremism but when it comes to any other faith it is simply ignored. Was it not Hindu extremism or terrorism when some Hindu fundamentlaist elements beat up a prominent Pakistani television and...
"On a humid Wednesday in late June, as she waited to be summoned by a grand jury, 16-year-old Teresa Jeffs hitched up her navy blue prairie dress and hoisted herself into the crooked arms of a live oak tree that...
created by greensky | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 729 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
While I personally would rather see women be more modest (compared to the thong bikinis and some of the clothing of today) I think that much like the traditional burka, this is a little extreme. "DALLAS – Just...
created by phoenixesrose | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 745 views | 4 recommendations | 3 comments
One of the down sides to the military surge in Iraq, which has been heavily reported on in the UK for the last few weeks but hasn't yet been given much attention in the US, is that it has diverted a huge number of...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 298 views | 27 recommendations | 4 comments
by Mohan Nepali June 06, 2008
first published in www.groundreport.com link: www.groundreport.com/mohannepali
India must now explain to the world why it does nurture very fundamentalist, feudalist and de-humanizing forces tagged as...
created by mnepali | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 148 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Twelve children taken from the Texas polygamist ranch last month will be reunited with their parents, for now anyway. State child welfare authorities appealed a court ruling today that said the seizure of more...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 281 views | 5 recommendations | 0 comments
A disturbing update in the ongoing saga of the Texas polygamist sect."More than half of the teenage girls removed from a polygamist sect in Eldorado, Texas, are either mothers or currently pregnant, US officials say.All 463 children on the Yearning For Zion Ranch were taken...
A shocking twist in the Texas polygamist sect raid, which has led to the largest child custody case in US history. It turns out the initial call from the girl authorities have been searching for may have been some...
created by Dave Keating | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 337 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
I've been checking my news reader all night, and this same headline keeps resurfacing: "Sect members live 'normal' life on polygamous church ranch."Call me crazy, but if it's a major news event that a group leads...
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 872 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
"How a Film Triggered a Global Panic By Henryk M. Broder It is the kind of stunt that has many fearing the worst: Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders plans to release a film about Islam. Politicians worldwide...
created by vizpix | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 499 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments