MercatorNet offers lively news and articles promoting human dignity. 2012-02-10T11:50:58+10:00 Copyright (c) 2006, MercatorNet tag:mercatornet.com,2006:10:11 tag:mercatornet.com,2012:articles/4.10189 2012-01-19T12:17:40+00:00 2012-01-19T13:48:41+00:00 Stabilising the Euro is one thing, healing the culture that surrounds it is another, says the Chief Rabbi of the UK. Read more...]]> tag:mercatornet.com,2012:articles/4.10190 2012-01-19T12:16:35+00:00 2012-01-19T07:32:37+00:00 “Economic liberalism”, based on utilitarianism and materialism, is the root cause of the global financial crisis, Catholic scholars argue. Read more...]]> tag:mercatornet.com,2012:articles/4.10177 2012-01-18T06:55:49+00:00 2012-01-19T12:30:50+00:00 If they are so keen, why don’t they just give it to the government anyway? 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Read more...]]> tag:mercatornet.com,2012:articles/4.10154 2012-01-10T00:25:44+00:00 2012-01-13T05:31:46+00:00 William West Film censors are allowing teens to access much more explicit content and few parents seem to care Read more...]]> tag:mercatornet.com,2012:articles/4.10150 2012-01-09T11:02:57+00:00 2012-01-10T01:24:58+00:00 The tensions between Washington and Tehran are being further fuelled by naval exercises and discussion of strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Read more...]]> tag:mercatornet.com,2012:articles/4.10146 2012-01-09T00:10:31+00:00 2012-01-09T11:20:32+00:00 It is not the time -- or the place -- for the Conservative Party to legislate for same-sex marriage Read more...]]> tag:mercatornet.com,2012:articles/4.10138 2012-01-06T12:18:14+00:00 2012-01-09T00:35:15+00:00 Unsolicited advice from a stalwart MercatorNet contributor. 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Read more...]]> tag:mercatornet.com,2011:articles/4.10094 2011-12-20T01:58:58+00:00 2011-12-20T06:14:59+00:00 The British PM defends Christianity but it's deeds that matter in the end, not words. Read more...]]> tag:mercatornet.com,2011:articles/4.10093 2011-12-20T01:25:18+00:00 2011-12-20T03:56:19+00:00 The Bible has given Britain a set of values and morals which it should actively defend, says David Cameron. Read more...]]> tag:mercatornet.com,2011:articles/4.10088 2011-12-19T07:17:31+00:00 2011-12-20T17:34:33+00:00 Michael Cook Who was the greater public intellectual, Christopher Hitchens or Vaclav Havel? Read more...]]>