On the surface it might seem that Switzerland's law-binding vote to ban new minarets in mosques is petty, vindictive and unnecessary. And in a sense it is, but in another way it is understandable.
In the News
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December 8th, 2009
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December 8th, 2009
Scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell in the skin that acts surprisingly like certain stem cells found in embryos: both can generate fat, bone, cartilage, and even nerve cells. These newly-described dermal stem cells may one day prove useful for treating neurological disorders and persistent wounds, such as diabetic ulcers, says Freda Miller, an HHMI international research scholar.
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December 8th, 2009
A California lesbian has won an initial vote to become an Episcopal bishop, and the leader of the Anglican Communion is encouraging bishops to give their vote a second thought.
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December 8th, 2009
The media is trying to keep this story in the closet, but it's important not to wink at all the serious problems surrounding President Obama's controversial 'safe schools czar', Kevin Jennings.
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December 8th, 2009
For the first time, the architect of Holland's legalisation of 'mercy killing' admits her law has led to an appalling decline in care for the terminally ill.
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December 8th, 2009
Supporting mariage through taxation is a costly policy ? but nowhere near as costly as the dire consequences of social breakdown.
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December 8th, 2009
White House guest: President planned to break tradition with 'non-religious Christmas'.
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December 8th, 2009
Umbilical cord stem cells may help treat people whose vision is damaged by a cloudy cornea, US research suggests.
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December 8th, 2009
Harriet Harman, Labour?s deputy leader, has put marriage at the heart of the election battlefield by saying that it is not the role of the Government to protect the institution.
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December 7th, 2009
As someone who not long ago celebrated her own silver wedding anniversary, is blessed with three children, and lives an apparently happy and comfortable middle-class family life, it is a real mystery that Harriet Harman is so passionately contemptuous of marriage.