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Archive for February 13th, 2009

Elizabeth May finally gets the concept

Friday, February 13th, 2009

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 [...]

Pat Condell: Freedom go to hell

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Britain’s spineless government
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 PETITION IN SUPPORT OF GEERT WILDERS
http://www.petitiononline.com/wilders/petition.html
PLEASE SIGN [...]

Lesbians awarded $300,000 for IVF birth of twins

Friday, February 13th, 2009

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 [...]

Public intolerance toward Christians is an affront

Friday, February 13th, 2009

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 offering [...]

The uniqueness of Wahhabist Islam

Friday, February 13th, 2009

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 exist. [...]

Wider commuter route good for the environment?

Friday, February 13th, 2009

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 improving [...]