Interesting Links for 11-03-2013

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• Linear A - Sunday Sermonette: The Prodigal
  The Catholic church is saying 'Welcome home!" to its lapsed members. But are they listening?
  (tags: religion belief posttofacebook Christianity atheism image Catholicisim interesting culture )
• Facing the future: an interview with Jim Al-Khalili | Rationalist Association
  Theoretical physicist and star science presenter Jim Al-Khalili has just become the President of the British Humanist Association.
  (tags: belief atheism religion UK interesting )
• Why should married women change their names? Let men change theirs | Jill Filipovic
  (tags: comment culture interersting marriage sexism women )
• Ticking time bomb scenario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  'a thought experiment that has been used in the ethics debate over whether torture can ever be justified.'
  (tags: ethics war on terror interesting culture )
• David Cameron in peril as discontent in Tory ranks rises - Telegraph
  'Up to 25 Conservative MPs are planning to oust David Cameron if the party’s fortunes do not improve within the next two months'
  (tags: conservatives interesting politics uk westminster )
• Schneier on Security: Hacking the Papal Election
  'As the College of Cardinals prepares to elect a new pope, people like me wonder about the election process. How does it work, and just how hard is it to hack the vote?'
  (tags: posttofacebook Catholicisim security interesting voting )
• Scotland's top judge summoned to appear before MSPs after trying to block register of interests - Daily Record
  'A Holyrood committee want the law chief to explain why he tried to halt a register which would reveal judges' business, professional and financial links.'
  (tags: information Scotland posttofacebook lobbying Freedom of Information corruption influence )
• 'If I turn a green field into an estate then I’m not doing it for peanuts' - Telegraph
  'Three councillors reveal their involvement with consultancies which specialise in helping companies to win planning permission for developments across the country.'
  (tags: politics lobbying fail corruption local government money UK wtf )
• E.U. to Ban Cosmetics With Animal-Tested Ingredients - NYTimes.com
  'expected to announce Monday a ban on the import and sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals and to pledge more efforts to push other parts of the world, like China, to accept alternatives.'
  (tags: animals ethics cruelty image beauty interesting science )
• Study debunks notion that men and women are psychologically distinct | The Raw Story
  'there are not two distinct genders, but instead there are linear gradations of variables associated with sex, such as masculinity or intimacy, all of which are continuous.'
  (tags: sex psychology gender interesting culture biology science )