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☆ In ‘The Future,’ Earth Barrels Toward Fiery Destruction
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Ian Wang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

THE FUTURE, by Naomi AldermanThere are few figures in the Bible more cruelly evocative than Lot’s wife, who is transfigured into a pillar of salt for looking back at Sodom. Early in her novel, a woman is frozen to death with a chemical refrigerant made of paramagnetic salts: a Lot’s wife for the Information Age. Alderman’s Sodom is our own polarized, plutocratic world. Whether by divine will or not, “The Future” finds the earth barreling toward fiery destruction. But no such fever pitch is reached in Alderman’s new novel, whose outlook is decidedly more reformist than revolutionary.

Persons: Naomi Alderman, Anna Akhmatova, “, Kurt Vonnegut, ” Naomi Alderman’s “, Zimri Nommik, Ellen Bywater, ”, Alderman, Harvey Weinstein, — Locations: United States

☆ Priest: My conversion on LGBTQ rights tells an important story
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Opinion Michael Coren | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Some background and context: Until 2013 I was a Roman Catholic, and as a journalist and broadcaster with a fairly high profile, spoke and wrote frequently in support of Catholic sexual teachings. And according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, homosexual acts are “intrinsically disordered” and “contrary to the natural law.” Pope Francis has made some soothing and compromising comments but, at heart, very little has changed. As a result, I was roundly attacked by Christian conservatives, Catholic as well as Protestant. I made a public apology in my syndicated newspaper column for harm caused to the LGBTQ+ community by my writing and broadcasting. I’m now a priest, spend my time trying to preach the genuine song of the Gospels, and write books and columns doing the same.

Persons: Michael Coren, I’ve, –, ” Pope Francis, Pope Francis, ”, Canada’s, John Baird, Baird, I’d, “ Tolle, Augustine, wasn’t, Ezekiel, Samuel, it’s, Jesus doesn’t, Paul’s, It’s, Jesus, Will Jesus, David, Jonathan, We’re, Matthew, Luke, I’m Organizations: Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, CNN, Roman Catholic, Catholic Church, Associated Press, Catholic, Twitter Locations: Canada, Roman, St, Northern Ireland, I’m

☆ Protester turned protector, Ben-Gvir officiates uneasily at Jerusalem Pride
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Emily Rose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

JERUSALEM, June 1 (Reuters) - Accustomed to a hostile response from some religious residents of Jerusalem, participants in the city's Gay Pride parade on Thursday found themselves in the unwelcome situation of looking to a far-rightist former adversary for their protection. Catapulted into national politics last year at the head of the ultranationalist Jewish Power party, Ben-Gvir has disavowed his past remarks. Ahead of the event, police said three people were detained over suspected threats against the marchers. The Islamist militant group Hamas also called on Palestinians, who contest Israeli control of Jerusalem, to "confront" the Gay Pride parade. Describing Jerusalem as a "mosaic" of differing views, Ben-Gvir said he would also safeguard the right to counter-protest.

Persons: Itamar Ben, Gvir, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Meirav Cohen, Jerusalem, Alon Sheler, Dan Williams, Emily Rose, Ros Russell Organizations: Jewish Power, Hamas, Reuters, Open, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem

☆ (video) 10 filme controversate interzise în diferite țări ale lumii
▼ + stars: | 2015-04-20 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

Filmul a fost interzis în Myanmar din cauza impactului negativ major pe care l-ar putea avea asupra populației. Filmul a fost interzis în Marea Britanie, Germania de Vest, Norvegia și Islanda, din cauza scenelor de violență „extremă”. Totuși, din cauza scenelor de violență sexuală, acest film a fost interzis în Irlanda până în 2000, iar în Marea Britanie a fost imposibil de găsit timp de 30 de ani. Filmul a fost interzis în Australia până în 1993, interdicția fiind impusă din nou în 1998. Pelicula „Life of Brian” a fost interzisă în Irlanda și Norvegia, fiind considerată o blasfemie.

Persons: Rambo, Ben -, Ben Hur, Alex, Anthony Burgess ., Vinci, Robert Langdon, Tom Hanks, Langdon, Sophie Neveu, Audrey, Leonard da Vinci, Grey, Pasolini, Heinrich Harrer, Brad Pitt, austriac Heinrich Harrer, . El, Brian, Brian din, Crăciun, Iisus Organizations: Asia ., Orange, Luvru Locations: american, Vietnam, Asia, Myanmar, Texas, Britanie, Germania de Vest, Norvegia, Islanda, China, Irlanda, Samoa, India, Malaezia, Emiratele Arabe Unite, Kenya, Indonezia, Cambodgia ş.a, Sodom, Italiei, Australia, Tibet, austriac, Austria, Himalaya, Brian din Nazaret, romanilor

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