A state in India has banned Pulitzer-Prize winner Joseph Lelyveld’s new book about Mahatma Gandhi after reviews said it hints that Gandhi had a homosexual relationship. The author responded, “The book does not say that Gandhi was bisexual or homosexual. It says that he was celibate and deeply attached to Kallenbach. This is not news.”
Pastor Rob Bell is causing plenty of debate in religious circles with his new book, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived. The publisher, HarperOne, describes the book: “In Love Wins, Bell addresses one of the most controversial issues of faith — the afterlife — arguing
Does “true love” really take time? University of Iowa sociologist Anthony Paik found that average relationship quality was higher for individuals who waited until things were serious to have sex compared to those who became sexually involved in “hookups,” “friends with benefits,” or casual dating relationships. But having sex early on wasn’t to blame for
University of Virginia and Harvard researchers have found that when college women first viewed the Facebook profiles of four male undergrads, they were most attracted to the men when they weren’t sure whether the men liked them a lot or just an average amount. “The general assumption is that there is something about the challenge
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The former editor of Playboy Indonesia began a two year prison sentence last week for “indecency.” When the publication was launched in 2006, Islamic extremists destroyed its offices due to the magazine photos of women clad in undergarments and sometimes baring part of their breasts. The pictures were much more tame than the U.S version
I recently heard about a man who received after-life communication from his ex who had died a few years before. He recorded the experience in his journal and a week later his current wife destroyed it when she found out about it. His wife is so jealous of anyone else taking the attention of “her”
According to an article on christwire.org, there are over 2 million hetero couples in America secretly struggling with homosexuality in their marriages (I think that number is higher, especially if you include bisexuality). It’s not clear whether the article, which lists 15 ways to tell if your husband is gay, is satire or not, but
Dating sites have become very popular in recent years and it’s easy to meet someone online who lives locally, in another state or even half way around the world. Email, instant messaging, video chat, and inexpensive long distance fees make it possible to spend days, weeks, and even months or years interacting without ever meeting
That’s one of the most common questions asked of psychics. Variations include, “Does she like me?” “Does he feel the same?” and “Is she thinking about me?” It’s understandable if you don’t want to make the first move out of a fear of being embarrassed or rejected. But it’s really not your right to know
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