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(TibetanReview.net, Nov03, 2012) Democracy, unless equated with the Communist Party of China’s right to monopolize political power, is a serious crime and cybercafe owner Cao Haibo, 27, has been jailed for eight years to drive home this point in no uncertain terms. A court in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming on Oct 31 imposed the sentence after Cao had called online for democracy and tried to form an opposition party, reported Radio Free Asia (Washington) Nov 1, citing his lawyer.(TibetanReview.net, Nov03, 2012) Democracy, unless equated with the Communist Party of... more
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"I have been asked to speak about what the Catholic Church has been saying and doing in its opposition to family planning. I want to be clear from the outset that I am talking about the Vatican hierarchy and not the Catholic laity. As many of you know, studies show that American Catholic women use contraception and abortion at slightly higher rates than non-Catholic women. My research has been devoted to the Vatican's thwarting of population initiatives, including contraceptive development. Unfortunately, I have documented that modern threats to the institutional survival of the Church drive Vatican behavior, which has condemned millions to live in poverty by denying them access to resources that could help them lift themselves out of destitution." Stephen D. Mumford, Dr. P.H."I have been asked to speak about what the Catholic Church has been saying and... more
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