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Homoeopathy, long thought to be a harmless indulgence for middle class people of the hippy era is increasingly under fire, because it is becoming more and more apparent that it is costing lives.

Homoeopathy is in the news again. Most of us know of homoeopathy, often touted to be a safe and holistic way to treat illnesses. But what is homoeopathy, really?

The man who shot Dr. George Tiller in the foyer of the church where Tiller was working as an usher has been convicted of murder. It took the jury a mere 37 minutes to decide.

Professor Jim Al-Khalili takes the viewer on a voyage of discovery in his documentary “The Secret Life of Chaos” wherein he explains what chaos means for science, and how it can not only explain the shapes of nature, but also the origin of life itself.

Belgium’s Centre for equal opportunities and fight against racism has received several complaints because Catholic Archbishop Léonard compared gay people with anorexia patients.

Conor Cunningham, philosopher and Christian apologist, talks about Darwinism in his documentary “Did Darwin Kill God?”. Few Religionists dare to tackle the subject, and I gave the documentary a thorough viewing.

Pat Robertson, friend of dictators and war criminals, Christian preacher and influential personality, recently made a few astonishing claims on his programme “The 700 Club”. I look at these claims and see if there is any truth to them.

13 January 2010, Pat Robertson, friend of dictators and war criminals and devoted Christian, claimed that the Haitian people had freed themselves from the French after concluding a pact with the devil, and that they have been followed by adversity ever since.

Chemotherapy, a standard form of cancer treatment, has a bad reputation. So bad, that quite a few people prefer to forgo it. But is it really that bad? The indomitable world-renowned James Randi talks about his experiences in a video clip on YouTube.

Riz Khan, the host of One on One on Al Jazeera English, interviewed world-renowned biologist Richard Dawkins about his life and his work for his programme on 9 January 2010. The video of this programme can now be seen on YouTube.