Hundreds of protestors attacked the offices of Indonesian Home Ministry in Jakarta on Thursday, pressing the government to ban alcohol countrywide and to turn the country into an Islamic state.
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January 14th, 2012
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January 14th, 2012The number of British people joining Dignitas has risen sharply as they seek an “insurance policy” in case they ever need help to end their lives, campaigners say.
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January 13th, 2012
A New Jersey judge ruled against a Christian retreat house that refused to allow a same-sex civil union ceremony to be conducted on its premises, ruling the Constitution allows “some intrusion into religious freedom to balance other important societal goals.”
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January 13th, 2012The US tradition of having a baby shower to celebrate an impending birth is now commonplace in the UK. But "foetus parties", where people gather to view 3D and 4D scan pictures are also gaining in popularity. In this week's Scrubbing Up. Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation and the commodification of pregnancy and childbirth."
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January 10th, 2012
It is not the time -- or the place -- for the Conservative Party to legislate for same-sex marriage
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January 6th, 2012
When Nigeria's Islamist terror was confined to its northern states, politically correct Western opinion was able to get away with spinning the violence as six of one and half a dozen of the other.
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January 5th, 2012
Sir Terry Pratchett is a famous best-selling author. Lord Falconer is a Labour peer at the heart of the liberal establishment. These two men are forces to be reckoned with, and when they want something done, they have the wherewithal to do it.
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January 5th, 2012
The 'Commission on Assisted Dying' is a self-appointed group that excluded from its membership anyone with a known objection to assisted suicide. In contrast, the majority of commissioners, appointed personally by Lord Falconer, were already in favour of changing the law to legitimise assisted suicide. Lord Falconer has, himself, been a leading proponent for legitimising assisted suicide, for some years.
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January 5th, 2012
In its report the Commission on Assisted Dying recommends that assisted dying could safely be offered to people who are suffering at the end of life and likely to die within 12 months, provided that they satisfy the eligibility criteria.
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January 5th, 2012
In an address at the European Prayer Breakfast, Mr Buzek, the former Prime Minister of Poland, and a Protestant, reminded his audience that “the founding fathers of the united Europe were active Christians”.