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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (89852)8/25/2010 1:30:56 PM
From: MJ3 Recommendations  Respond to of 224717
 
Good to see the WAPO publishing the details and the truth.

What would happen if a Christian wanted to build a church in America and ask the State Department for funds to do so?

I suspect this is the tip of the iceberg in what is being done with American money in that direction-------and I thought Hillary was a wiser person than Obama. Seeems not so.



To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (89852)8/25/2010 2:48:52 PM
From: lorne2 Recommendations  Respond to of 224717
 
Odd that the word islam is not used in this article, maybe they are taking their cue from obama?

Cousins marrying cousins: 700 babies born in the U.K. with genetic disabilities
by Lindsay Goldwert
DAILY NEWS WRITER

Monday, August 23rd 2010
nydailynews.com

Cousin marriages are on the rise in the U.K., putting children at ten times the risk of genetic disorders, reports the Telegraph.

The problem is the most prevalent in Britain’s Pakistani community, where more than half the marriages occur between first cousins.

Cousin marriage also occurs among British Bangladeshis as well as some Middle Eastern and East African communities.

The medical risks of first cousin marriages include higher rates of infant mortality, birth defects, learning difficulties, blindness, hearing problems and metabolic disorders, reports the Telegraph.

But the subject is nearly taboo in Britain.

Ann Cryer, a former member of Parliament, faced pushback for attempting to highlight this issue.

"It's a public health issue and we deal with public health issues by raising awareness, by talking about subjects such as obesity, such as drug addiction, such as alcohol," she said