Religion
Islam and ISIS
Japanese Translator of Satanic Verses Slain
Application of Sharia Law by Country
Pew (2002) What the World Thinks in 2002
Pew (2013) The World’s Muslims
Harris, S. (2005). The end of faith: Religion, terror, and the future of reason. WW Norton & Company.
Politics
Royal Family
Jeremy Paxman: Why do we still have a monarchy?
To see how weird the opening of parliament really is
Republic’s value for money argument
For a handy summary of my pro-republic blog post
Gay Rights
Public Sector Equality Duty https://www.gov.uk/equality-act-2010-guidance
Homosexuality widespread in animal kingdom http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/5550488/Homosexual-behaviour-widespread-in-animals-according-to-new-study.html
Catholic Church urges pupils to sign anti-gay marriage petition http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/25/catholic-church-schools-gay-marriage
North Carolina passes amendment that bans same-sex marriage http://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-carolina-passes-amendment-banning-same-sex-marriage/
Brazil elects anti-gay pastor to be in charge of human rights http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/brazil-elects-racist-anti-gay-pastor-be-human-rights-boss070313
Anti-gay advocates that got caught out http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-anti-gay-activists-caught-being-gay/joanne?format=SLIDESHOW&page=1
Russia passes anti-gay laws http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/30/russia-passes-anti-gay-law
Pope Francis excommunicates priest for supporting LGBT http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/09/25/pope-francis-excommunicates-priest-for-supporting-women-lgbt-people/
Moderate Muslims at Norway Peace Conference endorse stonings for gays http://freethinker.co.uk/2013/10/31/moderate-muslims-at-norway-peace-conference-endorse-stoning-for-gays-and-adulterers/
Homosexuality illegal in 41 of 53 commonwealth countries http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/10/homosexuality-illegal-in-41-out-of-53-commonwealth-countries-report?CMP=fb_gu
Illinois Bishop plans gay-marriage exorcism http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/15/illinois-bishop-plans-gay-marriage-exorcism/?hpt=hp_t3
Egypt blocks health inclusion WHO http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/egypt-blocks-inclusion-gay-health-world-health-organizations-agenda010613
Islamic views survey http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/30/us-islam-views-survey-idUSBRE93T0TK20130430
45,000 attend France anti-gay marriage rally http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22243504
Maldives violence towards homosexuals http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/trouble-in-paradise-the-darker-side-of-the-maldives-8567893.html
Cameroon LGBT activist dead http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/07/16/cameroon-lgbti-rights-activist-found-dead-tortured
Macedonia attacks http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/07/10/macedonia-spate-anti-gay-attacks
Cameroon attacks http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/07/01/cameroon-spate-attacks-rights-defenders
Lebanon police torture http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/06/26/lebanon-police-torturing-vulnerable-people
Uganda anti homosexuality bill http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20318436
Romney Adviser Backed Outlawing Homosexuality and Abortion in Africa http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/11/mitt-romney-jay-sekulow-outlaw-homosexuality-abortion-africa
Gambia president http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/yahya-jammeh-homosexuals-gambia_n_3000249.html
Secret gay pride http://www.kyivpost.com/content/kyiv/first-gay-pride-parade-to-take-place-in-secrecy-on-1-127866.html
LGBT hall of shame http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/17/lgbt-rights-2013-hall-shame
Global divide on homosexuality http://www.pewglobal.org/2013/06/04/the-global-divide-on-homosexuality/
Gay marriage map http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/04/daily-chart-14?fsrc=rss
Gay marriage map http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/06/26/this-map-shows-how-far-america-has-come-on-gay-rights-compared-to-the-rest-of-the-world/
Gay rights africa http://www.economist.com/node/16249287
Pope repeal advice France http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/pope-suggests-french-lawmakers-%E2%80%98repeal%E2%80%99-gay-marriage-law160613
Science
Ethics in Science
Animal Research
psychopolemic 