Daily Archives: 04/06/2011

‘Saint Bono’ of U2: the anti-poverty campaigner facing huge Glastonbury protest — for being a tax-dodger

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‘Saint Bono’ the anti-poverty campaigner facing huge Glastonbury protest – for avoiding tax He is the rock legend dubbed ‘Saint Bono’ for his long-running campaign against global poverty.  But when Bono’s band U2 perform at Glastonbury later this month, protesters … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Popular Culture, Society

Pic of the day: atheist Pope Richard Dawkins

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Posted in Atheism, Humour

More evidence of BBC bias: BBC’s only taboo c-word is ‘conservative’

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BBC’s only taboo c-word is ‘conservative’ Colin really didn’t see why The News Quiz, which goes out on Radio 4 at a time when children might easily be listening, should get away with transmitting Sandi Toksvig’s crude joke, which coyly … Continue reading →

Posted in Secularism, Visual Arts

Catholics and evangelicals agree: chewing tobacco and smoking cigarettes are social evils

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Evangelicals want major league baseball players to spit out their tobacco. And two bishops have called for a nationwide smoking ban in the Philippines.

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