Tag: laws
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#MorningMonarchy: March 8, 2017
Fetch-playing bumblebots, pipe-climbing superbugs and meal-replacing soylent + this day in history w/the “Evil Empire” and our song of the day by At The Drive-In on your Morning Monarchy for March 8, 2017.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode242 – Nobel Peace Lies, Volkswagen Fraud, Happy Birthday
Ex-Nobel exec admits Obama’s “Peace Prize” a fraud; Volkswagen crashes after lying about carbon emission standards; Phony “Happy Birthday” copyright finally pulled from Warner.
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New Kenya Law Legalizes Polygamy; Women’s Group Applauds It
from cnn.com: A new law that went into effect in Kenya this week makes it legal for a man to marry as many women as he wants. And a leading women’s group is applauding it. President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the polygamy measure into law Tuesday, formally recognizing what has long been a cultural practice in…
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religious leaders line up in support of supreme court case
from usatoday: Unity among religious leaders is rare, but a pending U.S. Supreme Court case is drawing together a group beyond the boldest dreams of any interfaith parliament. Leaders of Roman Catholics, Mormons, Presbyterians, United Methodists, Seventh-day Adventists, Hindus, United Sikhs, Muslims, Episcopalians, Reform Jews and Orthodox Jews are united. So are the conservative National…
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France Starts Ban on Full-Face Veil
France’s ban on full face veils, a first in Europe, went into force on Monday, making anyone wearing the Muslim niqab or burqa in public liable to a fine of 150 euros or lessons in French citizenship.
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Vatican Hails ‘Historic’ Ruling on Crucifixes In Schools
The Vatican on Friday welcomed as “historic” a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that said displaying crucifixes in schools in Italy did not breach the rights of non-Catholics.
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oregon ends faith healing defense for parents
from examiner: Thursday the Oregon House or Representatives voted to end legal protection for parents who choose faith healing over modern medicine to treat their sick child. The vote was unanimous, and fills a legislative loop hole used by some Christian extremists to deny their children appropriate health care in the name of religion. The…
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3/3 Pop Occulture: SCOTUS, Commandments, Shock
SCOTUS upholds Westboro right to protest at funerals // Was a Vanity Fair editor secretly working for Scientology? // UK student may have been lured to ‘occult’ bunker
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Oregon Bill Would End Protections for Faith Healers
Oregon prosecutors and lawmakers endorsed a bill Monday (Feb. 21) that would remove special legal protection for parents who treat seriously ill children with faith healing instead of providing medical treatment.