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UK: ‘Tolerance’ = ‘not challenging’ belief in witchcraft

  religioustolerance.org Detective Superintendent Chris Bourlet, of the Metropolitan Police leads Project Violet. a program to prevent religiously-motivated child abuse. Bourlet said: “the aim will be prevention, working with churches and communities – not to challenge their beliefs but to … Continue reading

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Canada: Now the good news — Imams condemn ‘honour’ killings

SMH More than 30 North American imams have signed a fatwa condemning honour killings, after a Canadian court convicted Afghan immigrants of murdering four women relatives who had supposedly damaged the family’s reputation. ”There is no justification for honour killings, … Continue reading

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Canada: Denial and delusion…

…or how an accused daughter-killer’s brother defends his ‘simple Afghan wisdom’. National Post At this trial, this is a habit of Afghan witnesses: They dole out like precious jewels the most trite expressions, surely known round the world, as if … Continue reading

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Netherlands: Catholic church covers up ‘tens of thousands’ of child abuse cases

 National Post Tens of thousands of children have been victims of sexual abuse by the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands since 1945, an independent commission said on Friday, criticizing what it called the church’s cover-up and culture of silence… … Continue reading

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Canada: Murdering swine ‘happy’ he killed wife and daughters

SMH A father accused of the “honour killings” of four family members – including his three teenage daughters – was recorded on police wiretaps saying he was “happy” they were dead and that he would “do the same again”, a … Continue reading

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Canada: Pick up the grovel, people!

…New Catholic missal reveals ‘awesomeness’ of self-loathing toadyism. The Catholic Register When Catholics begin using the new Roman Missal on the first Sunday of Advent, they will find an “awesomeness” to the new translation that maybe wasn’t as present in … Continue reading

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Canada: End of the world in 52 days, say environmentalists

…so there’s no reason to believe it. Runaway Global Warming promises to literally burn-up agricultural areas into dust worldwide by 2012, causing global famine, anarchy, diseases, and war on a global scale as military powers including the U.S., Russia, and … Continue reading

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US: A triumph for theism — dying baby suffers for five extra months

Windsor Star Joseph Maraachli, who became known to the world as Baby Joseph, died Tuesday at home with his parents, five months after receiving a tracheotomy at a hospital in St. Louis, Mo., because London Health Sciences Centre refused to … Continue reading

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Canada: Police finally investigate Internet death threats from crazy theist…

…and it only took 4,000 emails to get them to do it. CTV News. Following a deluge of thousands of complaints from around the world, Montreal police have launched an investigation into a St. Laurent man accused of making hundreds, … Continue reading

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Canada: Female Pakistani activist strangled in front of 2-year-old son

Calgary Sun Between 1 and 2 a.m. on July 22, neighbours in the building at 3131 Eglinton Ave. E. heard the shrill screaming of a child that went on for 15 minutes. And then silence. More than 15 hours later, … Continue reading

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