The Catholic Taliban

Image source: cathnews.com If you think the Taliban have a monopoly on medieval beliefs and archaic practices, Archbishop Jose Cardoso Sobrinho may have something to say about that. A nine-year old girl, who lives in the north-eastern state of Pernambuco in Brazil, was allegedly sexually assaulted over a number of years by her stepfather. When [...]

Climate change sceptic turns to prayer

Image source: news.com History will judge John Howard as the Australian Prime Minister who fiddled while his country burned. With the exception of the very principled stance he took when he exerted his authority to change Australia’s gun laws following the Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania (something no US President would have the balls to [...]

Religious fundamentalism

Image source: The Guardian I’ve blogged about this before, and it’s cropped up again recently. The religious fervosity of the Al Qaeda drives them to commit extreme acts. Thank goodness President Bush has a direct line to God to counter this extremism.