Autism: the link between perceiving movement and social behaviour

Autism: the link between perceiving movement and social behaviour New research from the Universities of Yale and Vanderbilt in the US has shown that children with autism perceive movement twice as fast as other people. Published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the study helps explain why many children with developmental disorders are more sensitive to noise, light changes and [...]

Christians celebrate day against homophobia

Christians celebrate day against homophobia On May 17, the Christian Church, or at least a part of it, will celebrate International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. We are used to representatives of the international LGBT community organising awareness-raising events on this occasion, which was officialized in 2007 and is now promoted annually by the European Union [...]

Discussing the ‘D’ word with your parents

Discussing the ‘D’ word with your parents According to the latest report from Eurispes, since 2011, public opinion has grown more in favour of euthanasia, assisted suicide and living wills. But at the same time, we find it hard to talk about death with our parents, preferring to pretend it will never happen, as if they were [...]

The new face of immigration: female and Christian

The new face of immigration: female and Christian Are immigrants mainly Muslim men or are they Christian women? This is a question that only seems absurd at first glance, so convinced are we that most immigrants are Islamic males. But the statistics tell another story. The majority of immigrants into developed countries are female and they mostly worship [...]