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A Morning Thought @ 1278

Monstrous Men of G-d

Anthony McIntyre ✒ looks at sexual abuse and institutional cover up within the Jewish religious world.Sex abuse offences in ultra-Orthodox Israeli cities are reported to have spiked in the past decade. The men of G-d have been on the rape and child molestation trail.  Haaretz reported that 'There Isn't One Boy Who Wasn't Sexually Abused' in Jerusalem’s Extreme Haredi Neighborhoods." Chaim Walder

Brian Greene On Religious Belief

Brian Greene ✒ professor of physics and mathematics on why people believe in gods.

Toddler Dies And Baby Brother Left In Serious Condition After Circumcisions At Perth Clinic

Guardian ✒ Infant spent night in intensive care after being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery.Melissa Davey A toddler has died and his baby brother was left in a serious condition after undergoing circumcisions at a Perth clinic.Police say the death of the two-year-old is not being treated as suspicious.The boy’s brother underwent emergency surgery overnight, but has since been discharged

NSS Welcomes Free Speech Assurances In Proposed Hate Crime Reforms

National Secular Society ✒ has welcomed proposals to protect the freedom to criticise harmful cultural practices.The Law Commission has concluded that the current protections applying to criticism of religious practices in hate crime legislation should be extended to cover 'cultural' practices.The recommendation, made in its report on hate crime law published today, follows concerns expressed by

Supremacist Christian Nationalism In North Carolina

Right Wing Watch ✒ David Lane and Mark Robinson Want Christian Nationalism to ‘Reign Supreme’ in North Carolina.Kyle MantylaFor months, North Carolina’s radically Christian nationalist Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has traveled around the state, promoting his extremist views in churches in an effort to convince right-wing Christians to become more politically engaged.Many of these speeches

A Morning Thought @ 1277

A Long Time Waiting For Justice

Daniel Bradley ✒ writes to the North's British Justice Minister, Naomi Long regarding the death of his brother at the hands of British troops during Operation Motorman.Dear Naomi,I write regarding an Inquest held into the death of my brother Seamus Bradley, on 31st July 1972. I have fought for many years and pursued every possible line of enquiry to uncover the truth of what happened to my

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Hundred And Seven

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, Let Us At Least Be CuriousSinn Féin Distances Itself From Councillor Urging People To Attend Protest Over Masks In SchoolsTeenager And Two Adults Hospitalised After Petrol Bomb

Up The Country

Pádraic Mac Coitir 👣 musing or grumping on television when up the country for a hurling match in October. Anyone who knows me will agree I'm a grump at the best of times. I'm hard to please regarding sport, books, TV series and films. Politics is a different matter because it's good to be a grump and cynical and all that goes with it. Liberals, nationalists, racists, homophobes, fundamentalist