Fr Mildew (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Dr McCullough dealt mainly with the protestant reformed Churches. Apart from a few minor points his analysis seemed to be reasonable. The big difference between any of the reformed Church and the Catholic Church would lie in the fact that the reformers believed that one could have direct "access" to God without the need for the intermediary of a Church with an elaborate ritual, ministers...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has called in homeopaths and scientists to discuss evidence for the alternative therapy. Join us as the debate unfolds 8.32am: It would be nice to think ministers made policy decisions on the basis of sound scientific evidence, but the government isn't renowned for listening to expert advice it doesn't agree with . Nor does it have a great track...
Islamization Watch (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The speech was held during Sverigedemokraterna’s (Sweden Democrats) Landsdagarna (”Nation days”) on 16-18 October 2009. Landsdagarna are held every two years and are Sverigedemokraterna’s highest executive meeting. Kent Ekeroth is the party’s international secretary. Kent ran for MEP in the last election and ended up at a second place in his party, which is an impressive...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Yesterday was a historic day. The marine and coastal access bill became law, ensuring that – for the first time – everyone who visits, lives or walks in England will be able to access all parts of the English coast. Currently, nearly 50% of the coast has no right of way and the public can only walk for an average of 1.9 miles on a "secure or satisfactory path". The act orders...
A WORLD TO WIN www.aworldtowin.net (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Nothing shows more clearly that capitalism has reached a dead end in its historical development than the plans for nuclear and coal announced this week by New Labour energy secretary Ed Miliband. Nuclear power is the embodiment of the reckless nature of capitalism; the fact that it is the state that is imposing this development on society shows the extent to which democracy is dead. The 10 sites for...
Don't Lose Your Day Job (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Despite the hoo-hah and the retakes and the rumours, we’re pleased to announce the third version of the Downey Jr. and Law Sherlock Holmes is out today – and it ain’t too bad by half guv’nor apples and dogs and bones etc. Clark Kent says: If you’ve missed out on some of this Sherlock Holmes news, [...]
KN@PPSTER (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
I've been meaning to take up Kent McManigal's challenge ("convince me I am wrong") for some time, but something always seems to come up. Until now. So here we are. First, Kent's proposition: I believe we each carry with us a "me-shaped bubble" of our own personal property. That personal property bubble remains intact no matter where we are. It consists of your body , your clothing...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
By News staff By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI, Fla. -- A prominent and politically connected South Florida attorney is being investigated for financial irregularities and may lose control of his firm to receivership. No charges have been filed against Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein, who also owns a home in Narragansett. But his law firm's president claimed in court papers Monday...
Open Left (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Harry Reid's big press conference on the merged Senate health care bill is set to begin at 3:15 p.m., eastern. Reportedly, he will announce that an opt-out public option will be included in the bill . Given this news, it certainly seems as though Reid has managed to acquire 60 votes for cloture on a health care bill with the opt-out public option. This assessment is supported by recent statements from...
From One End of Kent (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
I have wondered for some time why here in Thanet the powers-that-be seem to think 'regeneration' means more houses crammed into smaller and smaller sites. Can there be another way? This thought often strkes me where I visit a fine example of 'regeneration' without a single extra house being constructed. The Betteshanger Colliery coal tip is a relic of our Kentish industrial past or rather it was until...
JURIST (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
[JURIST] The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Delaware on Sunday filed for Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy protection, one day before eight clergy sexual abuse trials were set to begin. The filing will delay the trials, which were scheduled to take place in the Kent County Superior Court. The lawyer representing some of the alleged sexual abuse victims has criticized the move saying that it is an attempt...
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Which is a neat trick. Senator Kent “Deficit Hawk” Conrad was patting himself on the back last week pointing to a Senate Finance Committee health care bill that supposedly reduced deficits. The problem is that in order to keep spending low in the bill Democrats had to tie the “public option” reimbursement rates to Medicare rates. Which, thanks to the fact that we Americans don’t...
Ambush Predator (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
There's uproar in schools at the DCFS Census that teachers are asked to complete: Ministers were last night accused of mounting a ‘Big Brother’ operation by asking schools to supply details of the cars driven by teachers . The bizarre request for the make, model and registration number of vehicles is among a series of sensitive personal questions included in a new Government ‘census’...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
Conventional and obscure, mixed platform and high literature, there was an interesting mix of books being reviewed around the web this weekend: Twisted Tree, by Kent Meyers The Washington Post This is a somber novel, its characters much visited by sorrows and regrets and the demands of harsh work, but Meyers tells their stories affectingly, warmly, with a keen eye for finely observed detail. Blame...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Blue Dogs Join GOP to Restore Abstinence-Only Education Funds Booker Rising disagrees with both the Blue Dogs and the GOP on this issue, arguing that such an agenda is neither a federal power nor responsibility. The Senate Finance Committee voted yesterday to restore $50 million a year in federal funding for abstinence-only education, which was eliminated from U.S. President Obama’s budget in...
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