Monthly Archives: January 2015

A barbaric theocracy flogs an open-minded blogger

The Saudi blogger Raif Badawi (born 13 January 1984 in al-Khubar) received 50 lashes recently for his “crime” of asking fellow Saudis to use their minds to think rather than living in fear of fundamentalist religious authorities who put out contracts … Continue reading

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The Christmas Truce of 1914

This Christmas season marks the 100th anniversary of the famous Christmas Truce during World War I.  According to history.com: “Starting on Christmas Eve, many German and British troops sang Christmas carols to each other across the lines, and at certain points … Continue reading

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