Word: conflictive
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...science world who lately have made their identity all about fighting religion. That is not what we need. It's a waste of resources and it's counterproductive. We know that religion is a key block for people; not just religion but the perception that science is in conflict with their religion. The only way to remove that block is to show them that science and religion can go together. Trying to pull them all the way to atheism is just not realistic and in fact probably puts them off more...
...fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, I pray that the world can force Israel to demolish the wall of hate it has erected illegally. That wall, and Israel's illegal settlements, are making a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict virtually impossible. You recollect that President Reagan famously urged Moscow to "tear down this wall." It is high time for President Obama and Western leaders to say exactly those same words to Israel - and to impose sanctions if it doesn't comply. Samir Hawa, PRANGINS, SWITZERLAND...
...unnamed Middle Eastern nation, Simon gauchely says, "Personally, I think that war is unforeseeable." Trying to worm his way out of the gaffe, he burrows in deeper when he tells the press: "To walk the road of peace, sometimes we need to be ready to climb the mountain of conflict." That gets him a scalding scolding from Communications Director Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). "The mountain of conflict?" he sneers at Simon. "You sound like a f---in, Nazi Julie Andrews...
...consumer sets her cell phone to vibrate, a function enabled through the mineral wolframite, it is virtually impossible for her to know whether she is using wolframite mined in the eastern DRC, the site of horrific fighting and killing. More than 5 million people have been killed since the conflict began in 1996, some through direct abuse, others through the political and economic chaos that the conflict has created. Armed groups frequently force civilians to mine the minerals, extorting taxes and refusing to pay wages. The report quotes one miner from South Kivu: "We are their meat, their animals...
...named in the report defend their business in the DRC by noting that their practices abide by the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct or the ethical principles of the International Tin Research Institute. Global Witness calls for higher standards in these industry guidelines to successfully monitor trade systems in conflict areas. "I don't think there's an obvious or easy answer" to the supply-chain problem, says Global Witness spokesperson Barry. "We are absolutely not calling for companies to pull out because we acknowledge it is a legitimate source of livelihood." The group's chief Congo researcher, Carina Tertsakian...