Politics and Passover
Region: United States
Passover seders at my house are so much fun. While people chow down on brisket, turkey, and potatoes, the table eventually comes alive with discussions of politics, where most of us end up ganging up on the sol... more
Views: 1413Endanger vulture causes worry for Parsis
Region: IndiaThe parsis or Zoroastrians believe death is not just part of life, but the temporary triumph of evil over good and in the process the dead body would pollute the sacred: earth, water or fire. According to the Scholar of th... more
Views: 1661Barack Obama and the Blurring of Church/State Lines
Region: United States
Senator Barack Obama’s scrutiny over Reverend Wright’s fiery comments has received notable media attention in recent weeks. The issue brings America through a number of questions – most ... more
Views: 1343Easter, A Symbol Of Society's Rejuvination
Region: United States
Traditionally, Easter has been observed as the day when Jesus Christ rose from the dead. For Christians, it is the most religious of all holidays, though Christmas is often the most festive. Easter tends to occur during s... more
Views: 2088Nepal Government Maintaining Feudal Customs
Region: NepalEven after the sacrifices of more than 15,000 Nepali citizens for the sake of full-fledged democracy that can be free from feudal monarchy, the Nepal government has so far maintained all the feudal mechanisms in the countr... more
Views: 1913The Coming Years
Region: United StatesThings just may begin to appear as if we human beings are bent on a sort of mass suicide. Yet given the chance, there’s another way to voyage through prospective hard times ahead sans the adjective, grim, being highl... more
Views: 1474Somalia: Can a hijab-wearing blogger get a respectable job in the US?
Region: Somaliaby Abdurahman Warsame This is our second roundup of Somali blogs discussing various topics including Somali politics, the challenges of wearing a hijab in the United States and the first Somali female pilot. ... more
Views: 2646Creationism And Evolution: Part 2
Region: United StatesThe creationism, evolutionism and supreme being progress theories also have merit in a timeframe hypothesis. In last week’s theorem we looked at physical and mental progress using the human experience as a guide.&... more
Views: 849Spain neglects its former territories
Region: Spain
It may not have been discussed at lengths or received wide media publicities, but it is common knowledge that many countries once occupied or dominated by the royal Spanish Crown for many centuries are falling in the categ... more
Views: 1089The Religious Right, One Of My Favorites...
Region: United StatesWhen this happened back in July, I wrote a "note" about it on Facebook, but I thought I would shared this with all of you here on GroundReport. It was an opinion piece I wrote related to the Christian Right's apparent int... more
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