Monthly Archives: May 2013

Godswallop

Posted on May 30, 2013 by andrew

30/5/2013: One definition of Godswallop? Is it perhaps the fuss over the Pope’s misspeak (love that word) about atheists being redeemable. Here’s a report from The Huff Post on it: “Shortly after Pope Francis gave an homily in which he … Continue reading →

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Civil union in a civil society

Posted on May 26, 2013 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban Same sex ‘marriage’ is a hot issue around the Western world, with uncivil arguments and nasty remarks keeping it hot – but not too enlightened. By contrast, writing in the Weekend Australian (May 25/26, 2013) Peter … Continue reading →

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Wrong doing condemned

Posted on May 14, 2013 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban May 14, 2013: We have to praise President Barack Obama’s response to alleged wrongdoing at the IRS. “If in fact IRS personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on and were intentionally … Continue reading →

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News Flash: Research Finds Clean Energy

Posted on May 13, 2013 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban Sydney, July 26, 2045: After $60 billion and thirty years of dedicated research, the Australia-led International New Energy Research Agency has announced a breakthrough, with a new, clean and eternally renewable source of energy – dubbed … Continue reading →

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Further reading

Posted on May 12, 2013 by andrew

This page offers a constantly growing list of links to online resources that are relevant to the areas of interest and discussion that are within the broadly defined editorial embrace of pursuedemocracy.com  –  suggestions for additional links are welcome. Please … Continue reading →

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The lessons of Salem

Posted on May 11, 2013 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban By a fateful coincidence Thomas Vinterberg’s latest film, The Hunt, opened in Australia (May 2, 2013) just two weeks before Vinterberg walked the red carpet at Cannes as the head of the jury for Un Certain … Continue reading →

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Citizens Jury Process for the South Australian Premier

Posted on May 11, 2013 by andrew

By newDemocracy, May 11, 2013 On Wednesday (May 8), SA Premier Jay Weatherill announced that newDemocracy will be conducting a Citizens Jury process on the topic of how to create a safe and vibrant Adelaide nightlife. This explores the policy … Continue reading →

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How Islam went rogue

Posted on May 7, 2013 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban In the age of postcolonialism, Muslims have become largely preoccupied with the attempt to remedy a collective feeling of powerlessness and a frustrating sense of political defeat, often by engaging in highly sensationalistic acts of power … Continue reading →

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Images, democracy and human rights

Posted on May 6, 2013 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban “China leads the world in internet users. Yet due to strict censorship policies, it is also the world’s biggest prison for bloggers and cyber-dissidents.” I came across this sentence as a caption for a video trailer … Continue reading →

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Australia ranks low on press freedom register

Posted on May 5, 2013 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban  Even without the controversial (ill thought out, badly prepared, muddle-headed) press regulation legislation threatened by Comms Minister Senator Stephen Conroy just a few weeks ago in early 2013 (now dead – the legislation not Conroy), Australia’s press … Continue reading →

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