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Dalai Lama celebrates 74th birthday, promises to live to 100

On 6 July, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso celebrated his 74 birthday. "Through all your wishes, I will live longer. I do not know whether I can live for thousands years, but I am sure I will stay alive...

Punjabis cry as teachers die

Amidst a brutal military operation in Baluchistan that has left tens of thousands of Baluch tribesmen displaced from their homes, Baluch resistance fighters have embarked on a hit-and-run operation targeting...

Has Sri Lanka lost its mind?

I found this opinion piece from the Toronto Star very interesting, and posting it below."Sri Lanka's ethnic conundrumJun 30, 2009 04:30 AMMartin Regg Cohn ...

Two Turkish Retired Generals charged for plot against Government

Two retired four star Generals are accused of leading a plot to overturn the Pro-Islamic AKP government. The Generals Sener Eruygur and  Hursit Tolon are retired officers continue the pans they devised when they were serving - in 2002-2003. It is known that they are...

Ultra - secular India bans Entry of Taslima fearing Muslim wrath

Fearing controversies during the election time, and afraid that the minority voting patterns may be affected, India banned the famous novelist and winner of the prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence ,Taslima Nasreen , from entering the country. A little recap...

Atheists, believers oppose free speech curbs at UN

The assault on free speech has now reached the UN. A coalition of various religious and non-religious groups are fighting this onslaught. " Dozens of atheist and faith groups have called on governments to reject Islamic-backed proposals at the UN to restrict free speech on...

Controversy surrounds Obama's faith office

" President Obama's newly revamped Office of Faith Based Initiatives is reigniting a contentious debate across the ideological spectrum over whether religious organizations that accept funds from the government...

Nurse suspended over prayer

Caroline Petrie is by all accounts a good nurse, she also believes in god and this has led to her suspension from work after she asked an elderly patient if she'd like her to pray for her. This has raised the...

Bleeding Heart Tightwads

As I have observed often, many of the liberals I have met, are basically communists who want to steal my money and give it to people who are guaranteed to vote democrat.  But try and get one of these members...

Most Britons Doubt Virgin Birth Story

More and more Britons aren't buying into the virgin birth story.  According to a church-commissioned survey are sceptical of the biblical story of Jesus's birth. I wonder what an American survey on the same...

we want iran whit secular

helloamir.baiadha.NowPublic:all user in this site(nowpublic)now thisi am a iranian boyyes iran.iran is top land because iran have 7000years old!!!!!!!!!!!yesiran was very big country and iranian people was lexiconly people.number one liability in iran is ZOROASTER but now...

India's Secular Political outfit support peace protest of Christians

In Union Cabinet meeting  PM Manmohan Singh expressed anguish over continuing violence against Christians in Orissa, Federal Home Minister Shivraj Patil shot off a strongly-worded letter to CM Naveen Patnaik...

Turkey's ruling party escapes ban

The ruling AK party in Turkey is not going to be banned, according to Turkey's Constitutional Court. The party was accused of undermining the country's secular system."But the judges did cut half the AKP's...

Lying for God: The Dover Debacle

Let me introduce you to skeptic.com. The associated periodic newsletter presents a valuable perspective. Now, my dear conservative friends, don't take humbrage on this well written article just because it is an articulation of the 'battle' between evolutionists and...

86 seculars Turks accused of 'coup plot' (updated)

 " Updates: According to FT article:Turkey indicts 86 over alleged coup plot by Vincent Boland which was published: July 14 2008, this indictment comes along another investigation in a local "... power struggle between the government, with its Islamic leanings,...

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