#Pro-equality #Australian #Christians #Attack #Anti #Equality #Christians

#Pro-equality #Australian #Christians #Attack #Anti #Equality #Christians

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/aug/30/pro-marriage-equality-christians-attack-tv-ad-pushing-no-campaign A group of pro-equality Christians have attacked a new anti same-sex marriage advertisement as irresponsible, while distancing themselves from the Australian Christian Lobby and Lyle Shelton, who they say “doesn’t speak for most Christians”. The Australian Christians for Marriage Equality launched its same-sex marriage campaign on Wednesday, bringing together Catholics, Anglicans, members of the…

#airBNB #Ban #Racist #Listings

#airBNB #Ban #Racist #Listings

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/96251706 Online lodging broker Airbnb has removed multiple listings from an Auckland-based host who refused to rent to Māori and Pasifika people. A woman, who asked to remain anonymous, spotted the four-bedroom Flat Bush home on the site last week while looking for accommodation for family coming over from South Africa. Among other, fairly standard,…

#Evidence #personality #change #could be #quite #fast #psychotherapy

#Evidence #personality #change #could be #quite #fast #psychotherapy

Could it be that people, jubilant and feeling good about themselves after weeks of therapy, are just more positive about everything in their life, nudging their positive personality scores higher? It’s possible, but not all personality traits saw the same effect. Any change in openness to experience wasn’t reliable across studies, while conscientiousness and agreeableness…

I just pulled up my pants and went back to work

I just pulled up my pants and went back to work

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4814612/Homeless-vets-tell-traumatized-sex-assault.html Homelessness among women veterans is expected to increase at greater rates as more women in the military reintegrate into their communities following their military service, according to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. While women currently make up eight percent of the total veteran population and 14.6% of the active duty military, those figures…

#Social #Pressure #Nutjob #Conspiracy #Theories

#Social #Pressure #Nutjob #Conspiracy #Theories

A communication expert explains why people believe in conspiracy theories – and how to change their minds https://t.co/BwUc6kIX3y — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) August 21, 2017 Another reason we are so keen to believe in conspiracy theories is that we are social animals and our status in that society is much more important (from an evolutionary standpoint)…

Men’s rights movement

Men’s rights movement

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement The men’s rights movement (MRM, also known as men’s rights activism (MRA), masculism, or “The Men’s Human Rights Movement”[2]) is a fringe movement which espouses the view that social, legal and economic discrimination against males is present in society to the extent that fighting it deserves an organized effort mirroring that of feminism, and…

#Worst #Parts #About #Mental #Illness

#Worst #Parts #About #Mental #Illness

HuffPost: Shannon Purser Nails One Of The Worst Parts About Mental Illness. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIw_-SU3jU http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/shannon-purser-mental-health_us_5991da2fe4b08a2472764a3e?ncid=NEWSSTAND0001 “When I’m mentally unwell, it just becomes so exhausting to do much of anything,” she wrote. “Especially talking to people about what I’m feeling.” Purser’s tweet succinctly sums a truth that likely sounds familiar to people living with mental health conditions:…

#Father #Child Dot Org Dot #NZ – #Don’t #Panic

#Father #Child Dot Org Dot #NZ – #Don’t #Panic

http://fatherandchild.org.nz/magazine/issue-27/separation-please-remain-calm/ But whatever the circumstances, it makes no difference to a dad who cares, who wants to play an active role in the lives of their children, and yet, suddenly, it’s all gone. They are faced with the awful prospect of not seeing the kids again, or being replaced by a new ‘dad’. It’s a…