Study: Religious Oppression Rises Despite Arab Spring
People who hoped the Arab Spring would lead to greater religious freedom across the Middle East have been sorely disappointed
And because some of the most restrictive countries are very populous, more than 5.1 billion people (74 percent of the world’s population) were living in 2011 in countries “with high government restrictions on religion or high social hostilities involving religion, the brunt of which often falls on religious minorities,” the study’s authors report. WASHINGTON (RNS)... Continue Reading
Hobby Lobby Wins ‘Major Victory’ against HHS Contraceptive Mandate
Hobby Lobby isn't the only company to win big this week.
Today, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the evangelical-owned craft chain had proven that complying with the mandate would cause “irreparable harm” to the company. As a result of today’s decision, the case now will return to a lower court that will rule on the injunction. But Hobby Lobby isn’t the only company... Continue Reading
Syrian Christians Caught in Crossfire
Proportionally more Christian refugees are leaving Syria than any other religious or ethnic group
Christians are not always targeted deliberately, he says, but this “does not mean they are not a vulnerable group… and implies they are in varying degrees liable to suffer specific threats”. More than two years have passed since the beginning of the civil war between President Bashar al-Assad’s government forces and the Free Syrian Army... Continue Reading
Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Defense of Marriage Act
Decision on California's Proposition 8 Still to Come; DOMA Violates 'Equal Protection Principles'
Justice Anthony Kennedy announced the court’s 5-4 decision. Justice Kennedy was joined by the four members of the court’s liberal wing—Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan—while Chief Justice John Roberts dissented, joined by Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the... Continue Reading
Survey: College Graduates Unready for Work
Graduates that get employment opportunities are lacking the skills to impress and therefore to hold their employment
The issue to blame, according to one survey respondent, is the dependence on technology. The participant stated, “Younger people are so dependent on shortcuts through texting and other social media that they avoid proper grammar and interpersonal verbal skills that are necessary in the ‘working world.’” Another agreed stating, “(Students) can make computers and software... Continue Reading
Competition Is Rapidly Changing College
Is the traditional college doomed? More and more people think so; largely because of online courses
I am confident that some traditional colleges will go out of business in the next 10-15 years due to their inability to adapt. The schools that survive will have to do more than address the cost issue. It is impossible for those offering the traditional college experience to compete on price alone. The survivors will... Continue Reading
UK Girl Guides abandon God, pledge to themselves
Instead of orienting around God, the girls now promise to “be true to myself and develop my beliefs.”
“By omitting any explicit mention of God or religion the Guide Association has grasped the opportunity to make itself truly inclusive and relevant to the reality of 21st century Britain,” Stephen Evans, campaigns manager at the National Secular Society told the BBC. The organization deemed pledging to serve the queen still relevant, apparently, though girls... Continue Reading
Gender-based violence ‘wielded mercilessly’ in Muslim countries
Christian women vulnerable due to profound lack of equality, claims new report
Of note is the continued assumption in these societies that females are responsible for any sexual attack they experience. The result is that shame clings to the victim following an assault and some victims are even stoned. Gilbert argues that in the context of societies where women are defined as being of little worth and... Continue Reading
Portland Schools Spend $500k to Deem PB&J Sandwiches Racist
By using sandwiches as an illustration teachers may be engaging in a very subtle form of racism
In addition to teaching that peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are racist, PEG trains educators to view “rugged individualism,” “adherence to rigid time schedules,” and the belief that “hard work is the key to success” as traits of the dominant white culture. PEG teaches that minority cultures value “color group collectivism,” “interdependence,” group success, shared... Continue Reading
The Question Not Asked in Germany: To Spank or Not To Spank?
To spank or not to spank? is no longer the question in Germany, at least for law abiding citizens
As of April 2013, two books were blacklisted at the request of the German child protection services because they promote spanking. The first is Michael and Debi Pearl’s To Train up a Child, the second is Ted Tripp’s Shepherding a Child’s Heart. Though these books may appear as bookshelf standards in many American evangelical homes,... Continue Reading
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