Archive for February 13th, 2009
February 13th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (at right) chose to run against high-profile and popular Conservative MP Peter MacKay and lost. (But it wasn’t her fault.) Since her defeat, the approval ratings of both her party and herself have suffered. Suddenly she’s had a brainstorm. May says she finally has come to accept that winning a [...]
Tags: Elizabeth May, Green Party
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Britain’s spineless government [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW6PRABq4HM[/youtube] Dutch MP banned from Britain Labour minister praises Muslims because “secular commentators are afraid to criticise them.” “Freedom go to hell” and other choice slogans. When the original screening was cancelled Lord Ahmed told the Pakistani press it was “a victory for the Muslim community”. Fitna the movie PLEASE SIGN THE [...]
Tags: Civil liberties, Cowardice, Dhimmitude, Geert Wilders, Netherlands, Pat Condell, Tyranny, UK politics
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A lesbian couple sued their obstetrician after twin babies were born by IVF instead of only the one they requested. It seems they had just enough love for one. A LESBIAN couple who said having two IVF babies instead of one damaged their relationship have won an appeal against their doctor and been awarded $317,000 [...]
Tags: Australia, Chutzpah, Marriage and family, Sexuality
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Archbishop of York John Sentamu (at right) defends Christian prayer in today’s Daily Mail. Defending prayer has become necessary because British Christians are now being persecuted over prayer. In recent days, prayer has found its way into the headlines for other reasons altogether. Last week, community nurse Caroline Petrie was suspended as a result of [...]
Tags: Jennie Cain, John Sentamu, Persecution, UK politics
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The Voice of the Copts has a long list of beliefs and practices said to be unique to Wahhabism, the fundamentalist form of Sunni Islam followed in Saudi Arabia. Here are a few snippets. First of all, Saudi Arabia, the cradle of Islam, does not have a codified criminal law and modern courts do not [...]
Tags: Islamic teaching, Saudi Arabia
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Halifax has proposed widening a busy commuter route into the city. One section of Bayers Road would be widened from two lanes to four, and another from two lanes to six. Residents are up in arms, but Barry Barnet, Minister of Conserve Nova Scotia, claims it would be good for the environment. Mr. Barnet said [...]
Tags: Environment, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Transportation
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