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Sexual Mutilation and the Moral Order

"The child shall be protected from practices that… may foster racial, religious or any other form of discrimination..." - International declaration of the rights of the child

(PARIS, France) - The Jewish philosopher Maimonides ascribes circumcision to a moral order that, under the guise of religion and/or tradition, pretends making supermen.

That tyrannical order tries to dominate the child as the adult in the name of: "Hush, it’s for your own sake!"

When Seeing Leads to More than Believing

"My pain and suffering is the nursing log out of which so many and so much will grow."

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - What I held in my hand yesterday caused me to flee from the University of British Columbia library, and seek solace in the deep forest that surrounds the campus where I grew up, and where I have discovered the unimaginable.

It was an unusual reaction, for I had encountered much worse over the years.

Video Games Break Family Unity

Until recently, it was unthinkable to see TV commercials promoting videogames.

(MADRID, Spain) - Today, the videogame industry is the strongest out of the entertainment enterprise, probably because other industries have to reduce costs due to the financial crisis.

The videogame business continues to grow at a good pace, and it must be made known through different public ad campaigns.

CIRCUMCISION as an Organized Crime

Serial killers are usually creatures of habit; they find a method of destruction that works and stick to it. - Colin Evans.[1]

(MONTEREY, CA) - Circumcision is a criminal Genital Dismemberment. It does not matter if it is socialized.

There are two basic types of offenders. One is termed Organized and the second Disorganized. Organized offenders are more controlled and controlling.

The Lilies of the Field, and Krista Lynn: A Prescription for Tired Hearts, and Bishops

The tired functionaries of Rome don’t live by the human heart anymore, but like all of us, they once did. I know them, for I was once like them.

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - The first of so many aboriginal friends of mine who have died for speaking up was a young woman named Krista Lynn.

On January 29, 1995 - the Sunday after I was barred from my pulpit at St. Andrew’s United Church in Port Alberni - Krista stood up in my place and did like Jesus did, and caused a riot in the synagogue by calling down the Pharisees.

Petition: Boy Scouts of America: Reinstate Cub Scout leader Removed for Being Gay

I hated feeling that my family had been discriminated against, so I started a petition on Change.org asking the Boy Scouts of America to stop discriminating against gay people.

(TAMPA, FL) - My 7-year-old son, Cruz, loves being a Cub Scout, and he really loved when I got to be his pack's den leader.

But the Boy Scouts of America asked me to step down as the leader of my son's group -- just because I'm gay. Cruz doesn't understand why that matters, and frankly, neither do I.

Reactor Reax - Stories About Nuclear Power and its Associated Hazards

Stories question the safety and future of nuclear power.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In this week's 'Reactor Reax', payments to the nuclear industry are waging a divisive voice in many states.

Reactors may be growing smaller, but smaller nuclear reactors are raising questions over cost, and The National Interest looks at 'The Steep Path to a Nuclear Future'.

US: Eliminate Forced Labor and Forced Child Labor in Uzbekistan

Salem-News Human Rights Ambassador William Gomes contacts Hillary Clinton over forced labor in Uzbsikstan.

(HONG KONG) - Child labor in Uzbekistan... a problem that its own government seems to have no interest in controlling. Children as young as 10 are forced to participate in a mandated cotton production system. The U.S. government should raise a voice in this matter and call for an end to this practice.

Year after year, the Uzbek govt. mandates that farmers grow cotton, and children plant, weed and harvest to meet their assigned quotas.

Reactor Reax Top Stories - The Nukes of Hazard: Nuclear Power Remains Too Costly

The latest stories about nuclear power and danger.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In this week's roundup of nuclear-related stories and developments from around the globe, we learn that senators are calling for an end to the US nuclear industry welfare program.

Authors of a new report call proposed nuclear plants 'the poster child' of failing, expensive power projects.

Why Was George Zimmerman Granted Bail in Killing of Trayvon Martin?

If the city of Sanford wanted to embarrass itself any further, it just did.

(SYRACUSE, NY YourBlackWorld) - What do you do when your municipality is holding arguably the most hated and notorious killer on earth?

You grant him bail. That’s exactly what Judge Kenneth Lester did for George Zimmerman, the man who killed Trayvon Martin.