Source: The Guardian By Harriet SherwoodReligion correspondent About half a million babies in Britain, most with unmarried mothers, were adopted from the 50s to the 70s via church-run agencies. Photograph: Tom Merton/Getty Images/Caiaimage Pressure is mounting for a public inquiry into the adoption of hundreds of thousands of babies born to […]
Source: The Guardian It’s been sad and moving, the outpouring of anguish that has greeted an apology from the Catholic church for its adoption policy during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. It’s reckoned that half a million babies were prised from their young mothers’ arms in the days after birth, […]
Source: The Guardian By Hannah Summersand agencies Pope Francis prays in front of quake ruins in Amatrice. The Vatican say Cavalcoli’s views are offensive and disgraceful. Photograph: Osservatore Romano/EPA An Italian priest has angered the Vatican after claiming the earthquakes that have shaken the country killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless […]
Source: Time By Amanda MacMillan / Real Simple Sunlight plays an important part in mental health It’s well known that exposure to natural light affects mood, and that shortened days (whether […]
Source: Time By Sam Frizell / Cleveland Dark prophecies are more likely to seem credible in church. So when Hillary Clinton took the stage at Mt. Airy Church of God and quoted Proverbs—”where there is no vision, the people perish”—the congregation nodded and said “amen” in solemn agreement. “This election, in […]
Source: BBC By Bianca Nogrady “You look amazing – are you banting?” In the 1860s there was only one diet, and it was the Banting. Conceived of by a corpulent […]
Source: BBC By Vivien Cumming 7 November 2016 There is a place in the world where all the forces of nature merge and create an environment so unique that there […]
Source: Time BY Lisa Eadicicco Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a Slack competitor designed to help workers collaborate on projects — and to fill a hole in its Office suite Microsoft’s Office […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor A British man who once preached violence in the name of religion is now using his voice to spread peace. Manwar Ali, a former extremist who claims he was involved in radicalizing “thousands” of young Muslims in the 1980s and 1990s, talked about how […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor “Whether it’s through Christianity, whether it’s through Buddhism or if you’re an atheist, Islam is just one of those paths to help us connect with the world around us.” “If you’re scared of Islam, I would say meet a Muslim,” another woman […]
Source: Huffingotn Post By Ben Walsh Business Reporter, The Huffington Post Shortly after the first presidential debate, former Obama adviser David Axelrod said on CNN that the commander in chief “can send armies marching and markets tumbling.” Investors, it seems, are being reminded of this as polls show Hillary Clinton’s numbers […]
Source: CNN By Susan Scutti, CNN (CNN)Creating an effective treatment for schizophrenia requires a better understanding of its biology, of the genes that cause it. Using technology to illuminate chromosomes, scientists confirmed the underlying genetics of this mental disorder. The identified genetic disruptions occur at a crucial time in brain […]
Source: CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN)Melania Trump says she’d work to improve a social media culture that has gotten “too mean and too tough” — riddled with insults based on “looks and intelligence” — if she becomes first lady. But she didn’t make any mention of the Twitter activities […]
Source: Time By Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith&Pratheek Rebala @pratheekrebala Given that more than 129 million people voted in the last presidential election, it’s easy to feel like your vote won’t count. But thanks to the Electoral College, you can end up having a much greater impact on the outcome than you […]
Source: CNN By Jareen Imam, CNN (CNN)There’s a good chance that if flesh-eating dinosaurs were still around today, we wouldn’t just have to worry about their sharp teeth. Scientists recently […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg; Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Egyptian-American actor Ahmed Ahmed spent the early years of his career playing terrorists and villains, dramatizing the very stereotypes […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Heather L. Weaver Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief CONTRIBUTOR Teacher To Muslim Refugee Student: You’re A Terrorist, And I Can’t Wait Until Donald Trump Deports All You Muslims. 11/03/2016 01:44 pm ET 3.5k Heather L. WeaverSenior Staff Attorney, ACLU Program on […]
Source: BBC By S.J. Velasquez Each week, the BBC Autos editors will select their favourite transport-related news stories, features and videos from around the web. We noticed a trend this […]
Source: Time By Sam Frizell As polls tighten in battleground states and Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump is less secure, Clinton’s campaign is touting early voting numbers that show her […]
Source: Time In this unprecedented exploration of 100 photographs that shaped the human experience, TIME goes behind each spectacular image to reveal how and why it changed the course of […]