@ When Tibet ruled China

There was a time when Tibet ruled China
Weekly Organiser
Arabinda Ghose
The Tibetans had never accepted Chinese suzerainty, and remained a sovereign nation forcibly under occupation and control by the Chinese. In fact Tibet had once occupied China and sacked its capital too. The time, therefore, has come to tell the people of India as also [...]

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@ Centuries-old Sex Slavery

Afghan dancing boys suffer centuries-old tradition
Atia Abawi – CNN
October 27, 2009
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) – A young boy dressed in women’s clothing, his face caked in make-up, dances the night away for a crowd of men.
The bells on his feet chime away, mimicking the entertainment and sexual appeal of female dancers. But there is no mistaking [...]

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@ Minorities in Pakistan

They want to destroy Christians
Washington Post – Aug. 3
Joshua Partlow
GOJRA, Pakistan, Aug. 2 — They do not want to bury the Christians. They want the nation to see them.

By nightfall Sunday, hundreds of residents of the Christian enclave here stood in defiant vigil around seven particleboard coffins neatly aligned on the train tracks that run [...]

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@ THE WITCH HUNTS

THE WITCH HUNTS: THE END OF MAGIC AND MIRACLES
1450-1750 CE
Helen Ellerbe
Helen Ellerbe, an American researcher and writer, is the author of an important and courageous book first published in 1995, The Dark Side of Christian History.
In the introduction, she explains: “The Christian church has left a legacy, a world view that permeates every aspect of [...]

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@ Jesus Camp:Army of God

http://www.rense.com/general76/jcamp.htm
Jesus Camp: God Help us all!
By Alton Raines
I’ve just finished watching one of the most disturbing documentaries ever produced. It’s called ‘Jesus Camp‘ (Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady/Magnolia) and deals with non-denominational ultra-fundamentalist Christian church groups and one of the bizarre, psychotic camps they send their children to for two weeks of intense brain washing. I [...]

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@ Nun’s Autobiography

http://www.indianexpress.com/story_print.php?storyid=425407
Ex-nun’s confessions set to rock Kerala Church
Shaju Philip 
2) Behind Locked Doors @ http://www.reformation.org/maria-monk.html
Thiruvananathapuram : Already reeling under several controversies, the Kerala Catholic Church is facing fresh embarrassment from a tell-all autobiography written by a nun who recently quit the Order alleging harassment from superiors.  
‘Amen — an autobiography of a nun’, released last week, is written by [...]

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@ Mythical Moderates

The Mythical Moderate Muslim
Faithfreedom.org
Yashiko Sagamori
Primitive tribes offer sacrifices hoping to mollify whatever nonexistent beings they believe in. The New York Times columnist Paul Krugman belongs to a very sophisticated tribe that, according to the recently retired Malaysian Prime Minister, rules the world by proxy.
One would think Mr. Krugman should be above such crude superstitions. [...]

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