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I always thought that the way to believe more deeply was to surround myself with other Christians. After all, isn’t that the traditional tool for religious socialization? Send the child to Sunday School, surround her with Christian friends and teachers, make it a Christian high school and college if possible … and then her faith will hold for life. Teaching a child to be Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu, it was said, works much the same way. for more click here

Foreign office Minister Alistair Burt has welcomed the entering into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The Convention on Cluster Munitions was opened for signature in December 2008. Since then 106 countries have signed the Convention, whilst 37 have also ratified.

The Convention enters into force for the first ratifying states on 1 August. Speaking of this progress, Alistair Burt said:

“I warmly welcome the entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions on 1 August 2010. The Convention is one of the most significant disarmament treaties of recent years. Prohibiting the use, development, production, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster munitions, it sets new standards for disarmament and advances international humanitarian law.
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David Cameron risked sparking a row with Pakistan today by suggesting it was promoting the ‘export of terror’ around the world. The Prime Minister, at the start of his official trip to India, appeared to step up the rhetoric against Pakistan over accusations that it supports terrorist groups. for more click here

David Cameron today described Gaza as a ‘prison camp’ and appealed to the Israeli Government to allow the free flow of humanitarian goods and people in and out of the Palestinian territory. for more click here

(Editor-More pearls of wisdom from our Prime Minister, ha,ha,ha. He should learn something about politics)

This is a rather horrifying article about young girls reading Harry Potter one moment, and then dragged off to get their clitorises chopped off. It’s got these nasty little details like, if you pay extra, you can get the butcher to use a clean knife. for more click here

The quaint streets of Corfe Castle are rarely disturbed by anything louder than the click of a photographer taking shots of the famous ruins.for more click here

JERUSALEM (July 28) — As the European Union announced new, tougher sanctions this week against Iran, a blue-chip coalition of lawyers and human rights activists reiterated its demand that Iranian leaders be brought before the International Court of Justice for incitement to genocide and the brutal repression of their own citizens. for more click here

The number of British children abducted by a parent and taken overseas has increased in the past year. Foreign Office figures show abductions to countries not signed up to a global abduction treaty rose by 39%. for more click here

(CNN) — Human rights attorney Mohammed Mostafaei helped bring the world’s attention to his client, Sakineh Mohammedie Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two who was set to be stoned to death for allegedly committing adultery in Iran.for more click here

Religious freedom has turned out to be a mixed blessing. The idea was once an article of faith with me, irreligious though I am. But my faith is beginning to weaken. Religion has turned out to be different from what tolerant people of my monocultural childhood understood by it — a system of private belief and devotion that did not intrude into the public space except through charity and uncontroversial good works. for more click here