I Blame the Church


by Douglas Johnson    
July 22, 2008 at 12:13 am

Rather eclectic and early this morning. But, I need to leave early, so:

Splintered Sunrise - Iris Robinson equates homosexuality and sodomy with paedophilia. And Gordon Brown would rather work with her party than the Labour backbenches.

Feministing - justifiably finds Time Magazine’s fetishization of prepubescent girls sexuality very creepy.

Sarah Wildman - How, precisely, does Bush plan to cut abortion rates by restricting contraception and sex education? Note, as in both of the above, the (corrupting) role of religious dogma.

This is Zimbabwe - reacts to the Memorandum of Understanding between Mugabe and Tsvangirai.

An Onymous Lefty - Will Kevin Rudd restate Australia’s opposition to the death penalty - or do what any other self-respecting post-New Right leader would do, and cower before the pollsters?

Machine Gun Keyboard - AP assumes bloggers are an amorphous mass, and leaps at them. Could they misunderstand the internet any more?

The DisAbled Feminist - reacts to the success of the Southall Black Sisters campaign for survival.

Dreaming of Simplicity - considers electoral reform in the UK and France.

Tips to tips[at]liberalconspiracy.org, or in the comments.

· About the author: Douglas Johnson is an angry London student, socialist and member of the Green Party. The bulk of his anguished ravings can be found at Scribo Ergo Sum, which he edits.

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[...] 21, 2008 Via an unlikely trio of Splintered Sunrise, Liberal Conspiracy and Iain Dale, I find this statement from the DUP Minister Iris Robinson: “There can be no [...]

[...] 21, 2008 Via an unlikely trio of Splintered Sunrise, Liberal Conspiracy and Iain Dale, I find this statement from the DUP Minister Iris Robinson: “There can be no [...]

at 12:57 am on July 22, 2008
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     BenSix

Hehe, on the first of these drafts I was letting my mind wander and typed ‘Iris Murdoch’ instead of Iris Robinson. My apologies are extended to the late, and great, author.

at 2:28 am on July 22, 2008
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     sarah

Thanks for the link to my second blog, Douglas.

I swear your NetCasts get posted earlier every time! And I thought I didn’t have a life…

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5.  comment by
     Amrit

Thanks Douglas, this is a really interesting NetCast (not that the others haven’t been!)

The ‘purity ball’ phenomenon is deeply unsettling *shudders*.

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