In the drab echoing halls where votes are counted, a hundred tiny moments cut through the muddle and tedium of the longest night and make you smile for democracy. Mine came in Richmond FE college sports hall, sometime after 5am.
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In the echoing halls of election night, it seems the rich aren’t that different
Casting a vote is one of the most important things we do in a democracy. The Electoral Commission campaigned in the run-up to the election with the slogan “Make sure nothing stops you voting”. Hundreds of thousands of people — many young, first-time voters — registered to vote as a result.
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Voters must never be let down like this again
There are worse places to be than the place where David Cameron finds himself this morning.
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Cameron’s hand is strong and he’ll play it well
Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a story about how the Vatican handled abuse claims against the Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado, the founder of the worldwide order Legionnaires of Christ. The story, which focuses on Vatican politics, hasn’t gotten as much play as the previous Times story attempting to link Pope Benedict XVI to an abuse case in Wisconsin.
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Papal politics or piety?
Anyone who knows anything about Islam knows that devout Muslim believers who practice their faith do not drink alcohol. It is not very hard to find this out, as this Google search shows ( Muslim beliefs on drinking alcohol ). That’s why I was rather surprised to read an interesting, but rather strange, detail in one of the many New York Times updates on the life of Faisal Shahzad and the various influences in his life that may, or may not, have led him to attempt an act of terrorism in Times Square
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Why? ‘Zeal’ for living as a Muslim?
They were queuing around the block all over the country in order to vote.
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This wasn’t about apathy. More like antipathy
Belgian authorities are analysing a video containing threats to attack the country and other European states if they enforce a ban on full face veils, government officials said on Thursday. The video showed veiled women, some armed with guns, armed men and children carrying weapons and ammunition.
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Belgium analyses video threat over Muslim veil ban
A forensic pathologist told a Montgomery County jury Wednesday there were too many injuries suffered by 13-month-old Amora Bain Carson to give a definitive cause of death. The doctor told jurors Amora had 18 breaks in her ribs and at least 24 human bite wounds covering her body. Dr.
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Testimony in exorcism murder trial brings jurors to tears
They were taught to trust no outsider. That, in fact, given the chance, non-believers would seek them out and murder them in their own beds. Two half sisters who, despite systematic brainwashing, no longer follow such rigid doctrine spoke on Wednesday about their experiences living in a polygamist sect.
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Polygamous sect demanded obedience: Sisters offer rare glimpse into cult
Quite a few people, for perfectly obvious reasons (by all means, click here and then here ), have been sending your GetReligionistas all kinds of news reports about the Washington Post Company’s decision to put non Newsweek up for sale.
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WWJD: A prayer for those at sea