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I have just been watching this recent Intelligence2 debate, recorded at Methodist Central Hall on Monday 19th October. The motion: "The Catholic Church is a force for good in the world" was supported by Anne Widdecombe MP and Archbishop John Onaiyekan and most eloquently and deftly opposed by Archatheist Christopher Hitches and National Treasure, Stephen Fry.

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Pill does not cure gender inequality

There’s a very illuminating leader in The Lancet last week about maternal mortality and the fact that despite sustained global campaigning efforts there has been little progress on the Millennium Development Goal to reduce maternal deaths by 75% by 2015.

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Fry/Hitchens on Catholic Church

Recently, Stephen Fry and Christopher Hitchens took on Anne Widdecombe and Archbishop John Onaiyekan (of Abuja, Nigria) in an Intelligence Squared debate on the statement: "The Catholic church is a force for good in the world." Here is the video (Hat tip: Pod Black).

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