In the news, Wednesday, June 20, 2018

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from Conciliar Post

THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS

[This is an adaptation of Matthew 25:31-46]: When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was devalued and you affirmed my dignity, I was in prison and you insisted on my freedom, I was animalized and you called me ‘human’, I was declared illegal and you called me a person, I was fleeing oppression and you invited me in. ...” 

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from EUobserver
Media/News Company in Brussels, Belgium

How to get around the EU posted workers directive
Some EU careworkers in Belgium receive around €400 a month - despite their carers paying €2,500 a month and paying for flights and accommodation. The answer lies in how firms can skirt the safeguards in the EU's posted workers directive.

EU needs comprehensive 'sexuality education'
The subject is mandatory by law in some form in nearly all EU countries - but it is mostly reproduction- and biology-centred, covering topics such as unwanted pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections.

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

The US Drug War Started 47 Years Ago. Some Commentary from Milton Friedman on That Failed and Shameful War
June 17 marked the 47th anniversary of America’s War on Drugs Otherwise Peaceful Americans Who Voluntarily Choose To Ingest or Sell Intoxicants Currently Proscribed by the Government, Which Will Put Users or Sellers in Cages if Caught. To bring awareness to this immoral, failed, costly, and shameful war on the American people, here’s some commentary below from Nobel economist Milton Friedman.

The US Tax Code Punishes Entrepreneurship
Though the recent tax reforms have helped a little, the US needs to become more competitive on the global stage.

Why a State Typically Promotes Its Own Official Language
When a national subject—call him a citizen if you wish—speaks one or many foreign languages and especially a lingua franca like English is today, he gains an improved ability to move to other countries if he wants to escape obligations or prohibitions that his own government imposes on him. The cost of exit is lower. If, on the contrary, he speaks only his own state’s official language and it is not the lingua franca, the cost of exit is higher; the national state thus gains a powerful means of keeping its clientele captive. Language is a sort of invisible Berlin Wall enhancing the national state’s capacity to levy taxes and mold society as it wishes. Hence, we would expect national states—or regional quasi-states such as Québec—to promote their languages at the expense of other languages.

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from Psephizo  (Blog)

Who really wrote the Qur’an?
The debate about eating Iftar meals last week highlights the need for a better understanding of Islam amongst many Christians. Here, Will Jones explores one important area of misunderstanding. Who wrote the Qur’an? You may think the answer to this is obvious: Muhammad wrote the Qur’an. And the crucial difference between Muslims and non-Muslims is whether they believe he was inspired by God to do it. But if you did give that answer, you’d be completely wrong.

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from The Spokesman-Review

Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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from Forbes

Obama cyber chief confirms 'stand down' order against Russian cyberattacks in summer 2016

The Obama White House’s chief cyber official testified Wednesday that proposals he was developing to counter Russia’s attack on the U.S. presidential election were put on a “back burner” after he was ordered to “stand down” his efforts in the summer of 2016. The comments by Michael Daniel, who served as White House “cyber security coordinator” between 2012 and January of last year, provided his first public confirmation of a much-discussed passage in the book, “Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump,” co-written by this reporter and David Corn, that detailed his thwarted efforts to respond to the Russian attack.

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from Sputnik

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, MIXED, Broadcasting & Media Production Company out of Moscow, Russia

Trump Signs Executive Order on Immigration to End Separation of Parents and Kids
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that he claims will end the highly-criticized practice of separating families at the border who are trying to enter the country illegally. Pictures of the immigrant detainment facilities have drawn comparisons to concentration camps and internment camps.

Canadian Prime Minister Says Marijuana Will Be Legal Nationwide Starting October
On Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that marijuana will become legal nationwide starting October 17. Canada’s Senate passed the federal government’s bill to legalize marijuana nationwide Tuesday.

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