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Why Technology is Not Empowering Prostitutes

Why Technology is Not Empowering Prostitutes
If we treat soybeans, microchips, and human beings all the same -- that is, as products to bring to market -- then we’ve lost our humanity. I’ll explain next on BreakPoint.

Supreme Court Rejects Asylum Bid for German Home-schooling Family

Supreme Court Rejects Asylum Bid for German Home-schooling Family
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a family seeking asylum in the United States because home schooling is not allowed in their native Germany.

Who Owns the Children?

Who Owns the Children?
There was a recent decision in a German court that ought to give every-freedom loving American the willies---especially because the same mentality can be found here.

German Police Raid Christian Commune

German Police Raid Christian Commune
Early on Thursday morning, Sept. 5, police in Germany raided two communities belonging to a Christian sect and took custody of 40 children.

German Homeschool Family Raided by Police, Children Seized

German Homeschool Family Raided by Police, Children Seized
On August 29, 2013, in what has been called a "brutal and vicious act," a team of 20 social workers, police officers and special agents stormed a homeschooling family's residence near Darmstadt, Germany, forcibly removing all four of the family's children, ages 7 to 14.

German Homeschooling Family Turns to High Court for Asylum

German Homeschooling Family Turns to High Court for Asylum
A German homeschooling family has lost another round in their effort to avoid deportation, apparently leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as their last hope.