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Scientologists ‘Targeting’ Schoolchildren

by podblack on November 22, 2009

I’ve come across rather dodgy efforts disguised under genuine educational materials getting into schools before… but this is a new one to me, which I think should be better known to people. ABC News reports: The New South Wales Government says the Church of Scientology is targeting Year 6 students using “marketing” material that claims [...]

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I Was Liberated By A Washing Machine And Yet Excommunicated For Standing Up For My Child’s Rights

by podblack on March 9, 2009

Yes, I’m working. And no, I shouldn’t be blogging. But some things should be pointed out. First, go check Hoyden About Town blog for a great entry yesterday, when IWD 2009 was celebrated. The theme for this year, by the United Nations, was “2009: Women and men united to end violence against women and girls“. [...]

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Women and Superstitions – Part Three

by podblack on June 10, 2008

Following on from Women and Superstitions Part One and Women and Superstitions Part Two. Again, despite my own skepticism, I’d like to reiterate something – belief in weird things like charms, psychics, or conspiracies does not lead to justifiably claiming that someone must be stupid, insane, foolish or even irreversibly gullible. There’s plenty of people, [...]

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The Truth Is Out There – And It’s Bugger All

by podblack on May 26, 2008

On the day that the Phoenix lands, there’s less and less evidence that anyone came here. Well, that’s kind of what’s being said in the UK about UFO reports: Whatever they were, these phenomena reported to Britain’s Ministry of Defense over the years and made public this month were almost certainly not actual alien aircraft [...]

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