Poke! What I've read today! (6th August 2011)

Teen mauled to death in the Norwegian Arctic [Courier Mail]
A sad story as I read the front page. This 17-year old kid went on an expedition trip with others to the Svalbard archipelago, a nature trip to look around the wild Norway. They were attack by the polar bear while they were staying in the tent. But Jon Aars of the Norwegian Polar Institute said, "It is very difficult to say what may have happened, but it is very seldom that a polar bear has time to cause so much damage before it is shot." Except the boy, there were also 4 people injured by the polar bear. It's unfortunate for an trip that ended up people dying.

First ever gay retirement village open soon [The Courier]
A bit of an off-beat news here. It's good news for the LGBTQ community to finally have the choice to pick whether they can live after they are coming of age. For Australians, it is a welcoming development for the country because we are getting more open and free towards controversial topics like this. I could still see places like the US where a lot of Christians still believe gay people are sinful and reject to support them in any way, which is pathetic for a so-called "modern society" like them.

Dutch church not so churchy anymore [BBC News]
I am not an expert on religion, but I clearly know that people who are believing in God are decreasing. Since more people think that things said in the bible are contradicting each other, and many traditionalist christians from around the world are making wild statements that doesn't make sense, it's a no-brainer that Dutch churches are rethinking the value of the Bible, where new thinkings believe it's more like a metaphorical depiction of the way of life rather than a literal story of a legendary person and the non-existous God. I think it's a very interesting viewpoint from priests that also think that way.



D.