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National congregation for ‘tolerance’ in faith

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

A landmark national congregation of Christian priests that gets underway in Goregaon on Thursday will urge for “tolerance” in the way of religion. Members of the clergy will be advised to “live the faith, no matter what the opposition”.

Why Eating Out Alone Doesn't Have To Be Lonely

NPR (npr.org) 

More Americans are eating alone — at restaurants and at home. Writer Simran Sethi argues in a new book that eating alone can be a courageous act that deepens appreciation of food and place.



Girish Karnad gets death threat for Tipu comment, says sorry

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Playwright Girish Karnad has received a threat that he would meet the same end as murdered writer MM Kalburgi for calling for Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport to be renamed after Tipu Sultan.

Girish Karnad gets death threat for Tipu comment 

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Playwright Girish Karnad has received a threat that he would meet the same end as murdered writer MM Kalburgi for calling for Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport to be renamed after Tipu Sultan.

The song for Spike Lee's Chi-Raq joins conservatives in trolling over black-on-black crime

Vox 

Spike Lee has already fallen under some controversy for his upcoming movie Chi-Raq, a musical comedy that attempts to satirize Chicago's crime and violence. Given that the movie is treading closely to making light of violence, it's not surprising it has been highly controversial since it was announced, with some accusing Lee of trying to exploit the struggles of black Chicagoans for profit.

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‘They’re worried you might steal something’

News Herald Sun 

APPLE has been accused of racism after a staff member told African students to leave a Melbourne store because security were “worried you might steal something”.

Should the elderly be allowed to drive?

Telegraph.co.uk 

Getting older may not mean your driving deteriorates, but it does change - so we should be tested to make sure we're not dangerous behind the wheel

Spain court suspends Catalan parliament push for secession

TheRepublic.com 

MADRID - Spain's Constitutional Court on Wednesday halted a push by separatist regional Catalan lawmakers to set a road map toward independence by 2017, acting just hours after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy mounted a legal challenge to the secession bid and accused separatists of plotting to destroy centuries of Spanish unity.

When Donald Trump Met Edmund Burke

The New Yorker 

“We have to decide what is conservative and what isn’t conservative,” Senator Rand Paul said Tuesday night at the Republican Presidential debate, in Milwaukee. In the three previous G.O.P. debates, Paul had mostly been sidelined. But last night, with a smaller group of candidates onstage, he had more time to talk, and he returned to his traditional role of making the case to his fellow Republicans that excessive government intervention, in both foreign and domestic affairs, often has unintended consequences. Читать дальше...

Syrians express opposition to Russian plan to end conflict

Stars and Stripes 

A Russian proposal to end Syria's conflict that would include early presidential elections faced opposition from both sides on Wednesday, as deep divisions remained over the fate of President Bashar Assad.

GOP Debate Wrap: Candidates Won And Everyone Else Lost

Crooks and Liars  

While it was a boring debate for long moments last night, it still was a pretty interesting debate for a few reasons. First of all, the whining and bitching by the Republican candidates about CNBC definitely affected the way Fox Business handled the candidates. Hosts Maria Bartiromo, Neil Cavuto, and Gerard Baker were on their best behavior all night and made almost no effort to get the candidates to engage with each other on policy differences or asked any tough follow-up questions. They also... Читать дальше...





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