Epiphany - 6th January
Christians Celebrate Epiphany It is Epiphany, the Christian feast day which ends the Christmas season. It is seen in some traditions as the day that commemorates the coming of the Magi in…
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Death exposed polygamy in Britain
Muslim marriage rules 'leave women at risk' (taken from the Times 27 December 2008) The death of a model who learnt that her husband was already married has shone a light into the mur…
Gay Rights groups accuse the Pope of spreading fear about homosexuals
THE Pope was attacked by lesbian and gay campaigners yesterday after he declared that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour was as important as saving the rainforests from dest…
Pope angers campaigners with speech seen as attack on homosexuality
Preservation of man no less important than tropical rainforests, says pontiff Gay rights groups and activists yesterday condemned passages in Pope Benedict XVI's end-of-year address in wh…
Pope urges defence of heterosexuality
Pontiff equates gender theories with threat to rainforests, and calls for an 'ecology of man' The pope has sparked controversy by saying defending heterosexuality is as important as savin…
Bush shoe-ing worst Arab insult
Around the Arab world, if you want to escalate a situation, by saying for example "I'm going to thump you", add the words "with a shoe" and you're adding serious insult to the threat of possible …
Eid al-Adha, feast of sacrifice - December 8-11
What is Eid al-Adha At the end of the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca), Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice). In 2008, Eid al-Adha will beg…
