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From Huffington Post
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Once, long ago, Evie looked after "Barry" Obama, the kid who would grow up to become the world's most powerful man. Now, his transgender former nanny has given up her tight, flowery dresses, her brocade vest and her bras, and is living in fear on Indonesia's streets.
Evie, who was born a man but believes ... read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Once, long ago, Evie looked after "Barry" Obama, the kid who would grow up to become the world's most powerful man. Now, his transgender former nanny has given up her tight, flowery dresses, her brocade vest and her bras, and is living in fear on Indonesia's streets.
Evie, who was born a man but believes ... read more
Faith is an integral part of American public life
Posted March 3, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in In The News
By James Robinson and Jay W. Richards, Ph.D.
From Huffington Post
Faith in the public square seems to worry some Americans. They see the Ten Commandments posted in a courtroom or voluntary prayer at a public event and think they see evidence of a creeping theocracy. Until a couple of centuries ago, of course, religious persecution was a serious pr... read more
From Huffington Post
Faith in the public square seems to worry some Americans. They see the Ten Commandments posted in a courtroom or voluntary prayer at a public event and think they see evidence of a creeping theocracy. Until a couple of centuries ago, of course, religious persecution was a serious pr... read more
Why do the religious insist on presenting a united fron
Posted March 2, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in In The News
By Julian Baggini
From Guardian - UK
The humanist philosopher Simon Blackburn recounts a wonderful anecdote told to him by a colleague about a high-powered interfaith panel discussion. Each speaker took turns to explain some key ideas of their faith – Buddhist, Hindu and so on – and the response from other panel members was always along the lines ... read more
From Guardian - UK
The humanist philosopher Simon Blackburn recounts a wonderful anecdote told to him by a colleague about a high-powered interfaith panel discussion. Each speaker took turns to explain some key ideas of their faith – Buddhist, Hindu and so on – and the response from other panel members was always along the lines ... read more
Mormon Church Posthumously Baptized Slain Journalist Ri
Posted February 29, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in In The News
By Ricardo Lopez
From LA Times
In yet another public relations embarrassment for the Mormon Church, a Utah researcher has discovered that slain Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl was posthumously baptized last year in a serious breach of church protocol.
According to records, Pearl, who is Jewish, was baptized "by proxy" last summer in a Twin Falls, ... read more
From LA Times
In yet another public relations embarrassment for the Mormon Church, a Utah researcher has discovered that slain Jewish journalist Daniel Pearl was posthumously baptized last year in a serious breach of church protocol.
According to records, Pearl, who is Jewish, was baptized "by proxy" last summer in a Twin Falls, ... read more
Catholic school fires gay teacher planning wedding
Posted February 29, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in In The News
By Elizabethe Holland
From STL today
A popular music teacher at St. Ann Catholic School in north St. Louis County recently was fired after church officials learned that he planned to marry his male partner of 20 years in New York, one of a handful of states where same-sex marriage is legal.
The teacher, Al Fischer, confirmed to the Post-Dispatch ... read more
From STL today
A popular music teacher at St. Ann Catholic School in north St. Louis County recently was fired after church officials learned that he planned to marry his male partner of 20 years in New York, one of a handful of states where same-sex marriage is legal.
The teacher, Al Fischer, confirmed to the Post-Dispatch ... read more
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