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We Must Listen To Trevor Phillips And His Inconvenient Truths About Race Britain is indebted to the former equalities head for highlighting the mess in which multiculturalism has left us all Allison Pearson 18 Mar 2015 If you want to understand the full loopiness and intellectual dishonesty of multiculturalism, just talk to my friend Adam, who lectures in African history. “At least that’s progress,” I said to Adam about one notably dysfunctional African country. “Getting more girls into school is progress, isn’t it?” “I’m not allowed to use the word ‘progress’,” he said. “I’d be sacked if I called it...

'Another Mom Could Never Have Replaced The Father I Lost': Woman raised by lesbian moms comes out against gay marriage Heather Barwick says she is against gay marriage because she missed out on having her father around when she was growing up The 31-year-old mother-of-four admits her mother's partner 'treated me as if I was her own daughter'. She also says that her biological father 'wasn't a great guy,' and 'didn't bother coming around anymore' Despite being an advocate for gay marriage in her 20s, Barwick now says she's had a change of heart'. My father's absence created a huge...

Krauthammer’s Take: ‘It’s Clear that Obama Loathes Netanyahu March 18, 2015 President Obama’s approach to Iran and the Middle East was firmly rejected in Israel’s election on Tuesday, in which prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu won reelection, said Charles Krauthammer. “This was an election between Bibi and Obama — that was on the ballot,” he said on Wednesday’s Special Report. “He did everything he could to unseat him, but he failed.”

Obama Snubs Netanyahu And Criticises Israeli PM's 'Divisive Rhetoric' President has yet to call Israeli PM to congratulate him on his election victory, as White House says it will have to re-evaluate its approach to peace talks Paul Lewis and Alan Yuhas Wednesday 18 March 2015 The White House has made clear its dismay at Binyamin Netanyahu’s sweeping victory in the Israeli elections with a stinging rebuke of the “divisive rhetoric” used by the Israeli leader in the closing stages of the election. President Obama has not called to congratulate Netanyahu, who is now attempting to build a coalition between...

Bert and Ernie Gay Marriage Cake Row Could Force Muslims To Print Prophet Mohammed Cartoons – Lawyer Human Rights barrister claims gay marriage cake court case would erode right to refuse to act against conscience By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor6:40AM GMT 18 Mar 2015 Muslim printers could be forced to produce cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed if the case against a Christian bakery which refused to make a Sesame Street gay marriage cake is upheld, a prominent human rights barrister has claimed. Aidan O’Neill QC said a discrimination case against Ashers Baking Company – which cancelled an order to...

University of Georgia Greeks Ban Hoop Skirts Because They Look Racist Gone with the politically-correct wind . . . by KATHERINE TIMPF March 18, 2015 After a meeting with school administrators on Monday, University of Georgia sororities and fraternities have decided to ban hoop skirts from their events over concerns they might look racist. Victor Wilson, UGA’s vice president for student affairs, explained that the ban was due to concerns over what kind of “message” the skirt might send, and compared it to a previous ban on Confederate uniforms, according to an article in the Athens Banner-Herald. In other words:...

Presbyterian Church (USA) Changes Its Constitution To Include Gay Marriage By Sarah Pulliam Bailey March 17 The Presbyterian Church (USA), the largest body of Presbyterians in the country, approved a change in the wording of its constitution to allow gay and lesbian weddings within the church, a move that threatens to continue to split the mainline Protestant denomination. The 171 regional presbyteries (local leadership bodies within the PCUSA) have been voting on whether to change the wording to call marriage a contract “between a woman and a man” to being “between two people, traditionally a man and a woman.” On...

CBS NEWSMarch 16, 2015 Clarissa Ward On 4 Years Of Civil War In Syria Sunday marked four years since Syria plunged into chaotic civil war. As the conflict enters its fifth year, President Bashar Assad remains resolute in the face of a rebel movement determined to remove him from power. The consequences of the war are staggering: more than 215,000 people have been killed and nearly 4 million are now refugees. The change was precipitated by the formation of the Free Syrian Army, and with it, the militarization of the conflict, said Ward. "The fiercer the bombardments came from the...

Rifts With Netanyahu Weigh on White House Israeli leader’s reversal on Palestinian statehood strains ties as Obama pushes key policy goals By CAROL E. LEE March 17, 2015 WASHINGTON—The White House has pointedly avoided weighing in on Israel’s elections, citing diplomatic neutrality. But there has hardly been a foreign election more consequential to President Barack Obama’s agenda since he took office six years ago. Privately, several administration officials have made clear there is no leader of an allied nation that they would like to see leave more than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

End Birthright Citizenship Now by MARK KRIKORIAN March 17, 2015 President Obama has clinched the case for ending automatic citizenship for the U.S.-born children of illegal aliens, tourists, and foreign students. To the extent that supporters of our current practice have made any coherent arguments at all in response to claims that such children are “anchor babies,” they have noted — correctly — that having a U.S.-born child does not give parents any formal right to stay or work in the United States, so that the “anchor baby” label is inaccurate. They have claimed that automatic citizenship for children was...

Hillary’s Emails and the Law It is a crime—obstruction of justice—to destroy even one message to prevent it from being subpoenaed. By RONALD D. ROTUNDA March 16, 2015 The fact that Hillary Clinton exclusively used a private server in her home, rather than a secure government server, to send emails during her four years as secretary of state has raised many questions. She now says that it was a mistake but also emphasizes that she broke no law. News reports typically describe her offense as not following “policy.” Whether or not Mrs. Clinton violated a State Department rule, her admitted...

Spanish Convents Use Social Media To Recruit New Nuns Stephen Burgen 16 March 2015 Visitors to the Spanish website buscoalgomas.com are greeted by a woman asking if they feel their lives are empty and if they’ve ever considered the religious life. “Don’t run away,” she says. “You may have a vocation without even knowing it.” The woman is Noemí Saiz, and the website, which translates as “I’m looking for something more”, is used by dozens of Spanish convents to try to recruit nuns. Spain’s religious orders, which are also turning to Facebook, WhatsApp and other social networks as recruitment tools,...

The Other Problem with Hillary’s Foreign Donors by BRENDAN BORDELON March 16, 2015 The Clinton Foundation took money from governments receiving massive foreign aid. Two of the governments counted among the Clinton Foundation’s foreign donors aren’t exactly generous global givers. In fact, Algeria and the Dominican Republic, which both contributed to the Clinton Foundation, receive hundreds of millions of dollars yearly in foreign aid — including from the U.S. government. The Foundation is already under fire for accepting Algeria’s $500,000 donation for Haitian earthquake relief in 2010, during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State. That grant was not cleared...

Hillary Clinton Should Face Criminal Charges By Joseph Curl - - March 15, 2015 Let’s get down to brass tacks: Hillary Rodham Clinton should be criminally charged for failing to turn over her government emails as mandated by law. It’s not a hard call. While she nominated to be Secretary of State by President Obama, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she’s just like any other government employee — there were documents she was required by law to sign over upon her departure. When she stepped down from her post — in the midst of the Benghazi scandal — she...

16 March 2015 Israel Election: An End Or New Era For Netanyahu? By Kevin Connolly Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a fourth term, but the outcome is too close to call Israel election: Will outcome revive peace process? The coming week promises to be one of the most eventful and most unpredictable in the long and bumpy political life of Benjamin Netanyahu. The man revered by his supporters as a global statesman and sniffily dismissed by one Israeli newspaper as "former furniture salesman" will know by the end of it if he is to remain prime minister of Israel. He triggered...

LAPD Officer Accused of Trying To Smuggle Mexican citizen Across Border By JOSEPH SERNA LAPD officer arrested at Otay Mesa border on suspicion of human smuggling is 10-year veteran LAPD officer charged with trying to smuggle man into U.S. A 10-year LAPD officer and a second person were charged by federal prosecutors Monday with trying to smuggle a Mexican citizen into the United States in the trunk of a car at the Otay Mesa border crossing. Officer Carlos Curiel Quezada Jr., 34, and Angelica Godinez, 31, were stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers Saturday evening when they drove...

The First-Class, Five-Star Rev by JILLIAN KAY MELCHIOR March 16, 2015 Al Sharpton demands the best when he speaks at public colleges. When he speaks at public colleges and universities, Al Sharpton flies first-class, stays in upscale hotels, travels to events in a chauffeured vehicle, and often brings a bodyguard or aide with him. He makes these demands on taxpayer-funded institutions, despite owing as much as $4.5 million in unpaid taxes and penalties. “In terms of travel, Rev. Sharpton travels first class on flights and will require a large black SUV for transportation and, if the trip requires lodging, he...

Nun Raped During Robbery at Convent School in India By ELLEN BARRY MARCH 14, 2015 NEW DELHI — A nun in her 70s was raped during the robbery of a convent school in West Bengal before dawn on Saturday, police and church officials said. There were contradictory accounts in the hours after the attack, with some Indian news outlets describing the attack as a gang rape. Angry crowds, including some convent students, blockaded a railway line and a highway near the site of the crime, some 40 miles north of Kolkata. Thomas D’Souza, the Catholic archbishop of Kolkata, said in...

March 15, 2015 LGBT Groups March in Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade BOSTON - Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade made history Sunday as two gay and lesbian groups marched after decades of opposition that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The gay military veterans service group OutVets and gay rights group Boston Pride joined the annual celebration of military veterans and Irish heritage at the invitation of the sponsoring South Boston Allied War Veterans Council. "We march today for the memories of those thousands and thousands of people who went before us, some who went to their...

The 'Gospel of Judas' 4/6/2006 Interview With Father Thomas Williams, Theology Dean ROME, APRIL 6, 2006 (Zenit) - The National Geographic Society has announced its intentions to publish an English translation of an ancient text called "The Gospel of Judas" later this month. The 31-page manuscript, written in Coptic, purportedly surfaced in Geneva in 1983 and has only been translated now. We asked Legionary Father Thomas D. Williams, dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum university in Rome, to comment on the relevance of the discovery. Q: What is the "Gospel of Judas"? Father Williams: Though the manuscript still must...