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Feb 13, 2023

Church of England to explore gender-neutral terms for God – women clergy’s suggestions for replacing ‘Our Father’

Vitalii Stock/Shutterstock Sharon Jagger, York St John University The Church of England has announced it will explore alternative words to describe God, after some clergy asked to use more inclusive language in services. The dominance of masculine language for God certainly matters. As feminist theologian Mary Daly wrote: “If God is male, the

Feb 10, 2023

Windows Interview – Chiara Cassoni

Il crescente numero di incidenti e morti sul lavoro sono argomento di drammatica tendenza. Una legge quadro forse obsoleta e tanti adempimenti per le industrie del Paese. Ospite di Bruno Carenini, nel quinto episodio della terza stagione di Windows Interview, è Chiara Cassoni, esperta e consulente per la sicurezza sul lavoro. Come recepiscono

Feb 7, 2023

Afghanistan: single women and widows are struggling to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions

Nitya Rao, University of East Anglia Jamila*, a widow living in Herat, lost her husband in a suicide attack about eight years ago. She has an 18-year-old daughter who is blind and a 20-year-old son who lost both legs in a mine blast. Jamila used to be a housemaid and bake bread for

Feb 6, 2023

Native Americans have experienced a dramatic decline in life expectancy during the COVID-19 pandemic – but the drop has been in the making for generations

Indigenous patients who live in rural areas often have limited access to medical care. THE PALMER/E+ via Getty Images Allison Kelliher, University of North Dakota Six and one-half years. That’s the decline in life expectancy that the COVID-19 pandemic wrought upon American Indians and Alaska Natives, based on an August 2022 report from

Feb 2, 2023

Tennessee has some advantages over Kentucky. Backward tax policy isn’t one of them.

by Tom Eblen, Kentucky Lantern Maybe some Kentucky Republicans are right: we do need a wall along our southern border. Otherwise all those poor and middle class Tennesseans who want to avoid their state’s high sales taxes will keep coming up here and crowding our stores. Who can blame them? Tennesseans now pay

Jan 31, 2023

Teachers would get $60K minimum salary under bill in Congress making grants to states

by Adam Goldstein, Alaska BeaconJanuary 26, 2023 WASHINGTON – A panel of policymakers and educators, including author Dave Eggers and former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, gathered at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to promote the American Teacher Act. The bill, if passed, would authorize the federal government to create four-year grants

Jan 31, 2023

Seven facts about abortion in Minnesota

by Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota ReformerJanuary 25, 2023 This week the state Senate plans to take up a bill that will codify stronger protections for abortion and other reproductive health care rights into state law. The bill has already passed the House, and is considered a top legislative priority for the new DFL trifecta

Jan 30, 2023

The Tax List 2023

News of the Week The podcast “News of the Week” covers the most important and interesting news stories from the past week. Each episode, the host will present a round-up of the top news stories, providing a brief summary of the events and their significance. The podcast will also feature interviews with experts

Jan 30, 2023

Classified material found in the Indiana home of former VP Mike Pence

by Ashley Murray, Source New Mexico WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence is the latest top public official to have been discovered possessing classified material in his personal home, according to a letter his lawyer sent to the National Archives. A dozen documents with classified markings were discovered in Pence’s residence in

Jan 27, 2023

Windows Interview – Tiziana Ciavardini

L’Iran è oggi al centro dell’attenzione per le atrocità in atto su una popolazione orami insofferente al regime. Diritti umani calpestati, terrore e repressione quotidiana, ma per la prima volta dopo anni torna a soffiare il vento della rivoluzione. Ospite di Bruno Carenini, nel quarto episodio della terza stagione di Windows Interview, è

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