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More evidence that “faith schools” are dangerous | Print |  Email
Sunday, 21 September 2008
A leading psychologist has warned that the Government’s policy of extending the number of “faith schools” will hinder the fight against terrorism and cause dangerous factionalism within society.   National Secular Society
 
McCain and Obama take science test | Print |  Email
Saturday, 20 September 2008
Both candidates have answered the key questions on contentious issues put to them by America's scientists. Who gets top marks?   Guardian
 
Pope defends WWII pontiff's role | Print |  Email
Friday, 19 September 2008
Pope Benedict XVI has defended the actions of predecessor Pius XII during World War II, saying the pontiff spared no effort to try to save Jews.   BBC News
 
Chimpanzees used for medical testing 'show signs of torture' | Print |  Email
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Chimpanzees subjected to medical experiments suffer similar psychiatric symptoms to those shown by tortured humans, according to a recent study.   The Independent.
 
Royal Society's Michael Reiss resigns over creationism row | Print |  Email
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
he Royal Society’s embattled director of education resigned last night, days after causing uproar among scientists by appearing to endorse the teaching of creationism.   The Times.
 
Revealed: UK’s first official sharia courts | Print |  Email
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
ISLAMIC law has been officially adopted in Britain, with sharia courts given powers to rule on Muslim civil cases, writes Abul Taher .   The government has quietly sanctioned the powers for sharia judges to rule on cases ranging from divorce and financial disputes to those involving domestic violence. 
 
Government delivers a new clutch of children to the evangelists | Print |  Email
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
As the new school year starts, many more children will have been enrolled into 'faith schools'. This is because the Government has ensured that there are increasing numbers of such schools. Indeed, The Times Educational Supplement revealed that it has been permitting the transfer of community schools into the hands of the Church at an increasing rate, often without the necessary tendering procedures that it created in the first place.
 
The Pope's Purpose in France | Print |  Email
Monday, 15 September 2008
Though some 75 % of French citizens are baptized, regular mass attendance is edging below 10%. Even Church weddings have dropped, from 147,000 in 1990 to 89,000 in 2006. Indeed, the most notable new religious energy in the country is increasingly coming from a growing Muslim community, reports Jeff Israely in Time Magazine
 
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