Archbishop Justin Welby Faces Backlash for Remarks on Gay Sex in Committed Relationships
02 Nov
Politics

Archbishop Justin Welby Faces Backlash for Remarks on Gay Sex in Committed Relationships

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Politics tamfitronics Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby received backlash after claiming that same-sex is not sinful as long as it's within a committed relationship. On "The Rest is Politics" podcast hosted by former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell and former Tory MP Rory Stewart, Welby was asked whether he believes gay sex was sinful, a similar question to one he had asked Archbishop Welby in a 2017 interview for GQ magazine. When asked now if he had a "better answer" to that question, Welby said he did."What the Archbishop of York and I, and the bishops, by a majority, by no means unanimous, and the Church is deeply split over this — where we've come to is to say that all sexual activity should be within a committed relationship and whether it's straight or...
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How much should kids know about politics?
02 Nov
Politics

How much should kids know about politics?

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Politics tamfitronics In the midst of a heated presidential election, political coverage and commentary can feel unavoidable. Kids are not immune — they might be picking up information about the race from the adults in their lives, at recess, or on social media. As much as parents may think their children are oblivious, research shows kids, including very young ones, are paying attention. One study found that nearly all of the surveyed kids between the ages of 5 and 11 could name the candidates running for president in 2016. “Kids as young as kindergarten and first grade can name candidates when they see their pictures,” says Erin Pahlke, an associate professor of psychology at Whitman College and a co-author of the study, “and they have a sense of what the candidates believe.”You don’t have to...
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