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Madison law bans religious discrimination ... against atheists | US news | The Guardian I believe protecting religious minorities- such as atheists- is important, especially in America, which is very much a religious nation. Freedom to have a religion is just as important as the freedom to...

BBC News - Syria crisis: UN report to confirm chemical arms attack Interesting to see where it'll go from here. Also interesting to note that it's impossible to know who used chemical weapons.

BBC News - Leicester fire deaths: Murder probe starts after family killed I hope the police capture the evil people responsible for such a disgusting crime.

BBC News - Syria conflict: Disputes flare over UN resolution The Syrians may well, rather cleverly, have prevented a Western airstrike on the regime. I hope they do destroy the awful chemical weapons they have in their possession, as chemical weapons can cause so much misery. But the war...

BBC News - Syria crisis: Russia urges Assad to give up chemical weapons It looks like Russia wants to be seen by the international community as the nation that is helping to bring peace to Syria, not by bombing it, but by getting the Assad regime to relinquish its access to chemical weapons...

BBC News - Syria chemical arms: 'Global red line' crossed - Kerry Assad's latest statements just confirm what we all knew- Western involvement in the region would have enormous consequences. If America doesn't act, it'll look weak and unable to control the region it has had such a...

BBC News - Labour's Miliband given 'Australia' warning The Labour party is in tatters, hurt by internal squabbles. I believe it will win the next election, but if it wants a majority, it needs to pull its act together. Their lack of policies and fighting with unions is just not...

BBC News - Syria crisis: Russia and US no closer Well, no surprises there then. A huge number of very powerful nations are against intervention in Syria- Russia is the obvious one, but India, China, Argentina, South Africa and Germany are with it. President Obama must be very frustrated that...

BBC News - Syria crisis: US Senate panel backs use of force America is rarely one to miss a war in the Middle East, regardless of the potential death toll and misery. Today's panel decision only reaffirms that US commitment to making things worse in the Middle East, and I fully expect the US...

BBC News - Half of school districts face places crunch The more primary schools we build, the better. We're facing serious shortages, and even though the government is doing its best to address the problem, it is just not doing enough. We have the highest birth rate in years, and we need more...

BBC News - Syria crisis: Obama wins backing for military strike It looks likely that Congress will support the President on his plans for war and yet more American military intervention in the Middle East. Of course, nobody knows how it'll turn out, nor does anyone know how killing Syrians...

BBC News - John Kerry: US 'has evidence of Syrian sarin use' President Obama is copying the British, and going to Congress to see if they approve of military intervention against Syria. War is unpopular amongst Americans, and I would hazard a guess that Congress will be just as...

BBC News - Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74 A fantastic interviewer, who was most famous in interviewing Nixon about the Watergate scandal. He shall be dearly missed, but his impact on modern journalism has been huge.

BBC News - Poet Seamus Heaney dies aged 74 So goes one of the past century's greatest English language poet's, and certainly the best Irish poet for generations. I studied Heaney in English classes at school, and though I thought poetry boring, I can appreciate what an impact the man has made.

BBC News - Syria chemical weapons attack killed 1,429, says John Kerry The news from Syria seems to be somehow more shocking, more disgusting with each passing day. This latest news is only confirming what we already knew of the brutality of the Assad regime.

BBC News - Syria crisis: MPs to vote twice before direct UK action At least the Government has made some concessions. It is so important that Parliament gets to vote properly, with enough time to make up its mind. Public opinion is overwhelmingly against UK involvement in Syria, which is...

BBC News - Badger cull begins in Somerset in attempt to tackle TB I can understand the reasons behind this, but I think this is just disgusting. The mass killings of badgers, that most British of farm animals, is heart breaking. I am so shocked that this can be allowed to happen.

BBC News - Syria: Cameron says use of chemical weapons 'cannot stand' Whatever the politicians say, any military action would be getting involved with the Syrian civil war, and would be taking sides with the opposition. There are many unforeseen consequences to military...

BBC News - Syria to allow UN to inspect 'chemical weapons' site At least the Assad regime is doing the decent thing, for once. It's crucial that the UN gets the evidence it needs. It may have been corrupted since the attack, however, and it'll still be very difficult to establish...

BBC News - Kilburn double shooting victim was celebrating birthday Shocking how something like this can happen in my city, one of the safest major cities in the world. It looks like the poor women were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The police will catch the scumbag responsible...