Dictatorship of the Majority - II

Sitting in the shade of a tree in an empty lot, the congregants raised their hymn books and, in response, the police, lined up … [Continue reading Dictatorship of the Majority – II]

Question with boldness...

Thomas Jefferson

“Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; … [Continue reading Question with boldness…]

Right to Draw

Revolution Muslim

You’ve probably seen this if you’ve been following the news. The creators of the popular animated show South Park were threatened by a US … [Continue reading Right to Draw]

Dictatorship of the Majority

Majority Pressure (Photo © Jakarta Globe) The Constitutional Court of Indonesia, an independent body which reviews existing and new laws passed by the Indonesian government … [Continue reading Dictatorship of the Majority]

Look! An Atheist...

This one’s from my midnight web-browsing files! Found it here…

Sharia police arrested for ‘rape’

Sharia police arrested for ‘rape’ The woman was gang-raped by the three Sharia policeman during her interrogation… the issue began when Sharia police officers were … [Continue reading Sharia police arrested for ‘rape’]

Selamat Jalan Gus Dur

Indonesia’s fourth president and the first to be democratically elected, Abdurrahman Wahid, fondly called Gus Dur passed away last evening. His controversial leadership of … [Continue reading Selamat Jalan Gus Dur]

A ‘Hindu’ U.S.?!

Aum

I happened to come across this article in the Newsweek while browsing some old issues in the library. Googled for it and came … [Continue reading A ‘Hindu’ U.S.?!]

Creation Science 101

“Roy Zimmerman is a Californian satirical singer-songwriter and guitarist with outspoken left-wing opinions.” Wikipedia on Roy Zimmerman. I have never heard about this guy. … [Continue reading Creation Science 101]

This has been my life

I have featured Bertrand Russell before in this post. Recently I received from a friend an excerpt of something attributed to Russell. Googling around … [Continue reading This has been my life]

‘Stoning’ makes its quiet debut in Indonesia

Stoning

In a quite shocking development, the Indonesian province of Aceh has passed a new law which makes adultery punishable by stoning to death. … [Continue reading ‘Stoning’ makes its quiet debut in Indonesia]

400th anniversary of Galileo’s telescope

Open up the Google homepage and you will be greeted with this today. Google is celebrating the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s telescope, a major … [Continue reading 400th anniversary of Galileo’s telescope]

How many times can a man turn his head?

There’s a song stuck in my head and for once I don’t want it out… —– “Yes, ‘n’ how many years can some people … [Continue reading How many times can a man turn his head?]

Gay Justice – II – The Repercussions

In my earlier post on the Delhi High Court’s historic judgement decriminalising same gender consensual sexual relationships, I had said that the religious protests … [Continue reading Gay Justice – II – The Repercussions]

Gay Justice

Gay sex decriminalised in India A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has ruled that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal … [Continue reading Gay Justice]

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