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Religion and violence

Just read some interesting comments over at Wired (re. death threats from a Christian fundamentalist against the biology department of Colorado University in the States). Check out this one – it is something I can agree with to one hundred percent.

More news!

If anyone has bothered to scroll down a little (maybe by reading my previous post? ;-), they may have seen a new thinggy in the sidebar. I recently started using Google Reader for organizing my news reading. I can now spend ten minutes scanning the … Read More

Japanese yakuza are not like other mafias

According to a story in the Mainichi Shimbun, the yakuza believes that a police-organized video campaign against organized crime gangs will lead to the children of the mafiosos being bullied in school, accusing the prefectural police of discrimination. It’s actually kind of ballsy of them, … Read More