Moments before British comedian and creator of The Office, Ricky Gervais, rolled on stage to present the Golden Globe film and television awards in Los Angeles last week, he turned to a British friend, grinned and declared with his usual faux-jolly ferocity: "Well, they've asked for it."
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January 25th, 2011
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January 25th, 2011
Planned Parenthood, a perennial protest target because of its role in providing abortions, has notified the FBI that at least 12 of its health centers were visited recently by a man purporting to be a sex trafficker but who may instead be part of an attempted ruse to entrap clinic employees.
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January 25th, 2011
A growing number of medical professionals are supporting the idea of assisted dying. Dr Ann McPherson – who herself has only months to live – tells Jeremy Laurance why.
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January 24th, 2011
Children are to be taught about homosexuality in maths, geography and science lessons as part of a Government-backed drive to "celebrate the gay community".
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January 24th, 2011
Here’s a question shortly coming to an examination paper near you. What have mathematics, geography or science to do with homosexuality? Nothing at all, you say? Zero marks for you, then.
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January 24th, 2011
Christian hotel owner Hazelmary Bull has certainly had her faith tested to the limit this week.
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January 24th, 2011
Government officials and citizen organizations in the African nation of Cameroon are denouncing a decision by the European Union to send over 300,000 euros to three local organizations that work against the nation’s anti-sodomy laws.
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January 24th, 2011
America's top ethicist argues couples have "right" to "family they choose".
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January 24th, 2011
When is it the right time to do the deed? If priests had their way, it would be shortly after the wedding ceremony — but recent studies show such advice is rarely heeded. Roughly 85% of the American population, for example, approves of premarital sex. Faced with numbers like that, what hope do the Vatican and its ilk really have?
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January 24th, 2011
We need a lot more clarity on the subtle relationship between law and religion.