Britain's top Catholic cardinal stepped down today after allegations of inappropriate behavior with priests, dating back to the 1980s, became public. Keith O'Brien is an outspoken conservative in the church, describing homosexuals as "captives of sexual aberration" and same-sex marriage as "shaming" the United Kingdom. [NYT]
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Feb 25, 2013
Top UK Catholic resigns after allegedly being captured by sexual abberation
The Kentucky clerk who is denying same-sex couples marriage licenses has been married 4 times
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When it comes to passwords, there’s no such thing as paranoia. You want them secure and complex, and you definitely don’t want to repeat them on all your accounts. The trouble is, the internet seems to keep growing. And so do those accounts. Just one lockout from an important email or banking site is enough […]
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This 4K HD camera/gimbal combo from DJI fits in your pocket
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