OMG, why do I read konservative German newspapers? Why oh why? I do not hate Christians and I also do not hate West Germans, but the author of this vile piece of hatred I want to set on fire. A lot.

Wenn die Kinder schulpflichtig werden, stellen ihre Neu-Berliner Eltern fest, dass ein ordentlicher Religionsunterricht, der in ihrer eigenen Jugend ( Read more... )

Feministe posted a review of The Veil: Women Writers on Its History, Lore, and Politics .

Heath doesn’t aim to give a concrete definition of what veiling is. The book gives several different (and differing) perspectives on what veiling is to the women within these pages, and lets the reader mull over what this may mean herself. In a politically- ( Read more... )

So Geert Wilders released Fitna, huh. A nice introduction to the thoughts that spurred him into making his film are two youtube videos here and here, both interviews with FOX News before the release.

For more background reading, I don't know how much space he was given in the news world wide, go here:
How a Film Triggered a Global Panic [Spiegel ( Read more... )

Every month it's the same thing. I go to the supermarket, see a new issue of Alive! (free Irish Catholic monthly newspaper) and take it home with me. And then I sit down to read and have a rage blackout ( Read more... )

Well then, there is a new pope. *sputters and throws up all over her shoes ( Read more... )