University of Wyoming economist Linda Thunström and Denison University anthropologist Shiri Noy, a duo of United States-based female researchers recently examined the tangible effects of publicly offered thoughts and prayers, published “The value of thoughts and prayers” in the journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America: In a second, related publication,... 

In a scene perhaps reminiscent of film classic, Casablanca, a defiant crowd of two hundred Parisians faced-off with Islamic protestors, Friday lunchtime, attempting to end a street protest which has brought the town center to a standstill each Friday afternoon for eight months. As reported by the Gateway Pundit in spring, Clichy-la-Garenne, several métro stops from central Paris, has been the scene... 

After being a Lutheran nation for centuries, Finland seems to be taking strides towards secularism. According to recently-introduced early education guidelines, Christian prayers have been effectively banned from Finnish kindergartens. Instead, children will be taught about a variety of religions, as well as atheism and agnosticism. Until now, many Finnish daycare centers and kindergartens have instructed...