New legislation across the US could have a huge impact on the country’s 2012 presidential elections. Largely Republican politicians have passed a range of new voting laws that groups fear could disenfranchise as many as five million American voters this year.Politicians claim that they are concerned about preventing voter fraud but minority communities see the civil rights gained in the 1960s
For the first time, the Catholic Church is allowing scientific experts and historians to openly test the veracity of the remains of reported saints.National Geographic has exclusive access to the forensic investigation. Deep in the crypt below the Cathedral of Reggio Emilia lie a set of bones believed to be those of two ancient saints, Chrysanthus and Daria.For more than 1,500 years they’
Christian Evangelist, Ray Comfort attacks again. The main premise in this film is the portrayal of abortion as modern Holocaust, thus claiming to be a powerful, irrefutable argument against abortion that it will reverse pro-choice opinions within seconds. The argument goes like this: Hitler murdered Jews. Abortion kills babies. Therefore, abortion is just like the Holocaust. The interesting thin
Cyber bullying is something that has evolved with technology. Prank phone calls and mean chain letters have become less necessary when the world wide web provides instant and often anonymous bullying. Children are falling victim to Facebook libel – sometimes taking their own lives to escape. Catherine Bernard committed suicide in February, 2012. She lived in Melbourne, Australia and had suffered s
More than two decades ago, a 29-year-old patrol officer and talented painter named Sergey Anatolyevitch Torop publicly declared himself reborn as Vissarion. Since then he’s fostered a “unified religion” that is a vast amalgam of Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, pagan, and other spiritual beliefs.Just about everything Vissarion has ever said or thought has been recorded in the never-ending Last Tes
David Guetta, popular French house music producer and DJ, tells the story of himself and the electronic music.“I cannot look at myself in the mirror if I do not give 100 percent. My ambition is new each day, I have so much to learn and so much to achieve.” – David Guetta Nothing But The Beat reveals David Guetta’s meteoric rise from underground house DJ to global superstar. Featuring the lik
Behind the Reply Girl Phenomenon looks at a Youtube trend where large breasted women with very little original content become video celebrities based on their breasts. This is a look at the business behind the bosom. Capitalizing on man’s fascination (obsession) with breasts women have sprouted up on Youtube and turned their physical assets into liquid assets. The money behind the million+ views
James Landale retraces the steps of his ancestor, a well respected merchant who met his adversary at dawn in a field just outside of Kirkcaldy in southern Fife on August 23, 1826.The challenge was made over a bank loan and against a soldier-turned-banker that spread malicious rumours and lies.James takes us on a journey as he uncovers what really happened and delves in and investigates the
This is a very well narrated documentary that focuses on three case studies to reveal the striking similarities in the indoctrination methods each uses to achieve long-term effects. It is a film that serves as a reminder that we are all vulnerable to persuasion and long-term conditioning, and one that provokes serious consideration of the far-reaching implications of any form of psychological mani