Random links
- YWCA drops the word Christian from its historic name to call itself Platform 51
- I can't say that I'm surprised that they'd say that this no longer represents what the organization is. I do wonder a little about the organization's new name as it seems a little odd/bland. Is this name change UK-only? "The Young Women’s Christian Association has dropped its historic title after 156 years because ‘it no longer stands for who we are’. Instead the organisation – which is mainly funded by legacies left by Christian supporters over 15 decades – will be known as ‘Platform 51’."
- The not-so-great Islamist menace
- "Terrorist plots against Europe are on the decline, statistics show, and the majority are not coming from Muslims" - I wonder a little bit if in the author's classification he's only speaking of one successful Islamist related terrorist attack versus the number of attempts. The author does temper his conclusion by noting that "Now, I don't want to overdo the point. Europe has major problems with the integration of its Muslim populations and the threat of Islamist terrorism is real. It's also important to note that the number of attacks does not indicate the full extent of the danger, since Islamists, unlike most terrorists, seek to commit indiscriminate slaughter." One of the things that I was wondering was just how many of these terrorist attacks in Europe actually involved casualties. Still something worth thinking about for a while.
- Opting out of marrying same-sex couples unconstitutional: Sask. court rules
- Not sure how many Canadian jurisdictions have had courts address this question.
- Computers That See You and Keep Watch Over You
- I'm a little undecided on just how much I want to have systems like this active in some of the situations they describe. Sometimes it might improve health and safety - but it would be nice not to always have everything you do being monitored.