Rodrigo Duterte is well-known for his stinging outbursts and even US President Barack Obama has borne the brunt of more than one attack.
But his latest tirade shows that not even religious leaders are exempt from stern rebukes issued by the Filipino president after he called members of the clergy “sons of whores”. Duterte also fixed his gaze on Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla, who expressed concern over the deadly war on drugs.
Since Duterte came took office in June, more than 3,600 people have died in drug-related deaths. Despite a steadily rising bodycount, Duterte managed to achieve a 76% satisfaction rating in a survey released last week. Continue reading
“Aliens want to help mankind but fear our violent tendencies, according to an email exchange revealed by Wikileaks. Mails sent by astronaut Edgar Mitchell to John Podesta cite an impending space war and the Vatican’s knowledge of alien life. …Podesta was serving as counselor to President Barack Obama during the exchange, before he left the position to become chairman of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. These emails emerged before Monday’s second batch of the
“New Smithsonian hails accuser Anita Hill, barely mentions Clarence Thomas” (circa.com, Oct. 3, 2016), Raffi Williams writes: “Thomas disputed Hill’s allegations and won confirmation, but his side of the story is mostly ignored in the exhibits. Museum officials acknowledged that Thomas has ‘very little presence’ in any of the exhibitions.” He adds, “One of the few mentions of Thomas in the museum reads: ‘In 1991 Anita Hill charged Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment.’” It is astounding that a museum dedicated to black history would essentially snub one of the most important African-Americans of our time, Clarence Thomas – only the second-ever African-American justice to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States.” –
ROME- Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is set to become the next United Nations secretary-general, and as a Catholic Socialist with a deep concern for refugees and global justice generally, he could become a key ally of Pope Francis.
Rajhu discovered that his sister had defied the family and married the Christian. For six days he paced. His rage grew. How could she? He watched her laughing on the phone, ignoring their mother’s pleas to leave the man. On the seventh day, he retrieved the pistol from where he had hidden it and walked up to his sister. With one bullet to the head, he killed her. For generations now in Pakistan, they’ve called it “honor” killing, carried out in the name of a family’s reputation.” –
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“A federal judge in Alabama has admitted that the First Amendment has been compromised by a demand from the leftist Southern Poverty Law Center to censor a state Supreme Court justice, but he’s not going to make a decision now, according to 
“Jamal Mansour, 63, of Rocky River, Ohio, walked into his adult daughter’s bedroom at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday and shot her twice in the head while she slept. His daughter, Tahini Mansour, 27, died about 10 hours later at a local hospital. “We don’t have a solid motive other than an argument occurred between a father and his daughter,” said Lt. George Lichman with Rocky River Police. Islam experts and former Muslims say the suspect’s behavior is rife with clues but don’t look for the police or media to flesh them out and share those clues with the public. Mansour is a Muslim immigrant from Jordan and his alleged execution-style killing of his daughter bears the hallmarks of Islamic honor violence, says Daniel Akbari, a former top Shariah lawyer in Iran who defected to the U.S. several years ago and now lives in Texas. –