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Catholic archbishop says he would rather go to prison than report child abuse
Catholic priest confirms that child rights and safety less important than religious beliefs Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, paedophile, priest
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This Is How Your Fear and Outrage Are Being Sold for Profit
Capitalising on our tendency to notice the bad before the good. https://medium.com/the-mission/the-enemy-in-our-feeds-e86511488de
How Skeptics Can Break the Cycle of False Beliefs – Scientific American
…we must openly endorse the rights of gays and atheists to be treated equally under the law and why “coming out” helps to break the spiral of silence. Knowledge and communication, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-skeptics-break-the-cycle-of-false-beliefs/
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The neuroscience of inequality: does poverty show up in children’s brains?
Low-income children performed moderately to significantly worse than their middle-class peers https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/jul/13/neuroscience-inequality-does-poverty-show-up-in-childrens-brains
Why mythbusting fails: A guide to influencing education with science
“By building on their respective knowledge bases, and treating each other with mutual respect, we can foster the scientific profession of teaching.” What we can learn from science teachers. Continue reading
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Australian Cardinal and Aide to Pope Is Charged With Sexual Assault
Now we understand why Pell didn’t want to come back. Now we understand why Pell was so defensive of his actions in protecting pedophiles. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/world/australia/cardinal-george-pell-charged-sexual-abuse.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&referer=https://t.co/omW5oyeGOK
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What do doctors say to ‘alternative therapists’ when a patient dies? Nothing. We never talk | Ranjana Srivastava
Every oncologist tells a tale of financial and psychological ruin, experienced by the family after the patient dies. Continue reading
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Tagged alternative health, alternative treatment, cancer, natural remedies
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Australia’s Shame
Aboriginal deaths in custody remain unacceptably high 30 years after Royal Commission. Aboriginal imprisonment rate remains way above the national rate. Australian hip hop artist Briggs, fronting A.B.Originals, released this clip today venting his frustration. Hopefully the song and clip … Continue reading
Anzac Day: Indigenous soldiers thought ‘when we got back we’d be treated differently’.
Australia’s continued lack of acknowledgment of indigenous soldiers. http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-25/anzac-day-indigenous-soldiers-shunned-by-society/8468364
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Telling children ‘hard work gets you to the top’ is simply a lie
Perversely, class and accents remain an overwhelmingly important way of judging intelligence. In France or Germany, for example, your accent rarely matters. Your vocabulary and conjugation will give much more away, but never your accent… I don’t see this mindset shifting, so my advice to youngsters has remained: you need to adapt yourself. You need to find the right way to speak to different people, at different times in different contexts. Continue reading
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