structures of sin

April 15, 2010

Structures of Sin in Congo: Rape increasing

Study: Civilian Rape Skyrockets in Congo 17-fold in the last few years (WSJ). Assaults perpetrated by armed groups are spreading across the population.

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March 22, 2010

Structures of Sin: “tsunami of abuse claims”

Religion News Service’s Friday roundup covered amongst other things the widening molestation scandal in the Catholic church (also: homosexuality, student led prayer smackdown, more).

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March 22, 2010

Structure of Sin: Pornography Statistics

10 Insane but True Facts About Porn from Tim Chester’s new book. First stat: per second, 28,258 Internet users are viewing pornography and spending $3,075.64 on porn. See also Child pornography in Japan: Outraged innocence (Economist): many countries are now trying to outlaw not just ‘real’ child pornography but also ‘virtual’ (anime, manga, etc) where there is “no [...]

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March 12, 2010

Abortion on the rise in India

Abortion for the purpose of gender selection among the wealthy in India appears to be rising. The gender imbalance means fewer women will be available to be wives. In Christian Science Monitor.

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March 11, 2010

Structures of Sin: Somalia Corruption

Up to half of food aid intended for Somalia is diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local UN workers, according to a Security Council report (WSJ).

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March 5, 2010

The ability to say no

The Dutch cut teen pregnancies by focusing on empowering respect by teaching kids how to say no. “This has nothing to do with abstinence; it is about dealing with pressure.” via Guardian.

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March 3, 2010

Structure of Sin: Botnets

Spanish police have arrested three men responsible for one of the world’s biggest networks of virus-infected computers. On BBC.

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February 18, 2010

Sin Structure at Olympics

Prostitution at the Olympics (and other international sporting events) is a very common but sad reality. http://ow.ly/18O3n

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February 16, 2010

Swarmish Drug Cartels target Middle America

This is an example of a criminal organization using non-violent swarmish principles to push drug use (LA Times).

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January 1, 1999

The church should speak out forcefully on cohabitation

More than 4 million couples live together outside the bonds of marriage in the USA alone. More than a third are raising children. But a new study released by Rutgers University (New Jersey) finds that such arrangements don’t strengthen the eventual marriage—instead, they increase the risk of divorce by as much as 46%, while also [...]

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October 5, 1998

Emerging structure of sin: online gambling

While the US government has begun cracking down on porn rings, another structure of sin is growing by leaps and bounds on the Internet: gambling. The US Senate voted in July to outlaw online gambling, so companies have established gambling sites offshore. European legislators are taking the slow approach, not convinced that new laws are [...]

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July 1, 1998

Structures of sin: drugs

Opium poppies are farmed in the remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. This drug—used to make heroin—is sold Tajikistan-Afghanistan border and taken from there through Russia to Europe and the United States. Since January, 220 pounds of heroin have been seized and 20 smugglers killed by Russian police patrolling the border. Pakistan has begun a [...]

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