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Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Ninety Five

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousArchie Battersbee: Christian Legal Centre accused of ‘preying on’ tragic familyThe universe doesn’t look designed for humansPotential

Scientists Establish Link Between Religious Fundamentalism And Brain Damage

Alternet ✒ A study published in the journal Neuropsychologia has shown that religious fundamentalism is, in part, the result of a functional impairment in a brain region known as the prefrontal cortex. The findings suggest that damage to particular areas of the prefrontal cortex indirectly promotes religious fundamentalism by diminishing cognitive flexibility and openness—a psychology term that

Feds Are Investigating The Southern Baptist Convention For Sexual Abuse

Hemant Mehta ✒ Southern Baptist Convention leaders say they will “fully and completely cooperate” with the investigation.Why pace yourself when you can sprint? The Department of Justice, during a surprisingly busy week, is now investigating the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, for sexual abuse. That’s according to the SBC leaders themselves,

Over Half Of Kosher-Slaughtered Cows Rejected By Jewish Authorities

National Secular Society ✒ The National Secular Society has called for mandatory labelling for non-stun meat as new figures suggest over half of all cattle religiously slaughtered for kosher meat may end up on the general market unlabelled.A report published this week by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said 51% of cows slaughtered by traditional Jewish (shechita)

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​​Canadian Pastor Artur Pawlowski Uses Far-Right Podcast To Announce Run For Office

Right Wing Watch ✒ Artur Pawlowski, a Canadian pastor celebrated by American conservatives as a symbol of religious freedom for bucking that country’s public safety orders, joined far-right podcaster Ethan Ralph’s show last Wednesday, where he announced that he will run for political office in Alberta. Kristen Doerer |“I have not made this public announcement, but I am going to run for political

Sonny’s Dream

Dixie Elliot ✒ in short story form.Jack had given up on life, not that he had done much in the way of living. He had boxed back in the day but didn’t amount to anything. The neighborhood he grew up in was a world where the gutter entered the sewer. He left that world behind him and came a long way to the middle of nowhere, for this was a solitary log cabin on a mountain. It was far from the

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Russia ✑ Nature Reserve Staff Hit With Savage Jail Terms

People And Nature ☭ Russian environmentalists have reacted angrily to jail sentences of between three and five-and-a-half years imposed on four nature reserve workers in Kamchatka, in the Russian Far East.The four protest their innocence of embezzling funds from the Kronotsky nature reserve, in a case where the prosecution’s motives are hard to discern.The Uzon caldera in the Kronotsky Nature

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of Two Hundred And Ninety Four

Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousThe Global Ruling Class Is Frog-Marching Us Towards ExtinctionPlanet burns in record heatwave: Capitalist rulers throw fuel on the fireThe