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Current Stories
 * A report is about to be issued into Roman Catholic abuse in Ireland.  Helpless children were abused physically and sexually in orphanages and reformatories where the supposed,  “carers” were criminals.  In Magdalene Laundries women were exploited as virtual slave labour because of sexual acts which they had done, might have done, might do in the future if they were allowed to be free.   People who believe they have authority from God are too often corrupted by power whatever their sect or religion.
 * Homophobic man of God , Fred Phelps with his brainwashed daughter want to protest about a UK play where a young man is murdered for being gay.  Do those two think it’s right to murder gays?  Really?  Sensibly the British government has banned them from entering the country.  The US must put up with them as they’re citizens.  American free speech laws allow the Phelps family to spout homophobic garbage but prevent people knowing what Monsanto does.
 * Tension between the government and the Taliban in central Pakistan has escalated over who can beat women better.
 * We may all face a 'flu pandemic and the world is at least partially prepared.  Over this and other health issues we need Universal Health Care.
 * Less than 100 days into the Obama presidency the American stock market is picking up though millions of unemployed Americans are still paying for Bush’s mistakes.
 * The British Monarchy could change allowing Princesses equal rights of succession with Princes.
 * The Pope is out of touch with medical opinion. The respected British medical journal, The Lancet accuses the Pope of distorting science over his claim that condoms shouldn’t be used to combat AIDS.  Doctors fear the Popes comments could increase AIDS disastrously.
 * The Pope is out of touch with French Catholics. 80% of French Roman Catholics think their church is wrong over abortion, divorce and homosexuality and over 40% even want the Pope to resign.  The majority also want the church to change its position over remarriage after divorce.  Just under half thinks the Pope defends the Roman Catholic Church badly.