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If journalists and publishers want to end fake news, they must start with themselves. For far too long certain conventions have...

This week we talk about Carlos Celdran's conviction for the crime of "offending religious feelings."

Desmond Tutu's retiring, Redford White's passed away, and we've been rocked by three earthquakes that the local news agencies seem to have not noticed. Of course, it's not all dull and dreary as we serve up another batch of weekly news updates!

Here's a break from all the sex scandal articles with links relating to halal food, fur, videogames, phallic symbols, charity, and brains.

Today's headline article is Gordon Brown's secularist Labour party. There is hope after all! Also check out two interviews about two new books out now - an expose on Evangelicals and a book about God's Brain. On a lighter note: ZOMG 3D BIBLE MOVIE

We have voodoo, Mexican secularism, WWII, quantum physics (it's your favorite - infinite regression!), Anglicans converting to Roman Catholicism because of their common intolerance for gays, priests who make sense, condom talk, and nuns affected by the economic recession. And Palin says something stupid.

Today is International Women's Day! In addition to the usual links, we have some great articles discussing women fighting for equality and religious reform,women at CERN (Angels and Demons stuff, people!), and an opinion piece about ending maternal deaths. We also have an essay from Christopher Hitchen's brother about his faith and an expose about Scientology.

Today's FF links include a presidential endorsement, discrimination against gays, the Oscars, AI, sex and gay prostitution, and evolution. Same old, same old?

We’re for natural family planning, says Antique governor MANILA, June 23, 2009—The Catholic Church has found an ally in Antique Governor Salvacion...