Bangladesh: The Prostitutes of Daulatdia
Theological Bases of the Divine Right of Kings and the Merging of the Church and State
St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) argued that the authority of a political sovereign is derived from God (Stumpf, 1975). As such, the purpose of any political authority is to provide for the common good. After all, according to Aquinas, the state is a product of God’s will, and, as such, its God-given function is securing the... Continue Reading →
Historical Roots of the Divine Right of Kings and the Merging of the Church and State
The divine right of Christian kings to rule over their subjects, and the near merging of the Church and state in the late Roman Empire and the European states that succeeded it: Both of these phenomena have pre-Christian roots. In fact, the origins of both can be traced to the reign of the emperor Aurelian... Continue Reading →
Grueling gym routines, restrictive diets, and no dating: K-pop stars tell us about the ‘monastic’ side of their industry
K-pop stars seem to have it all, with millions of fans dedicating billboards and sending gifts to their idols from around the world.A little-spoken aspect of the industry, however, is how hard it is to be — and stay — a star.Past and present K-pop stars told Insider about the industry's exceptionally high beauty standards,... Continue Reading →
2 K-pop stars were jailed for raping a drunk, unconscious woman in a scandal that shows the industry’s dark underbelly
A South Korean court found two K-pop stars guilty of gang raping a drunk, unconscious woman.Jung Joon-young, formerly of the group Drug Restaurant, was sentenced to six years in prison, while Choi Jong-hoon, a former member of the group FT Island, was sentenced to five years.Jung was also charged with filming sex with women without... Continue Reading →
Prominent Russian Historian, Caught with Sawed-off Arms in his Backpack, Admitted to Murdering His Lover and Former Student
A well-known Russian historian and Napoleon expert confessed to murdering his lover, a former student of his, after he was rescued from the Moika River in Saint Petersburg with a backpack containing the woman's sawed-off arms.Oleg Sokolov, 63, told police he killed Anastasia Yeshchenko, 24, during an argument. He then says he sawed off her head, arms,... Continue Reading →
Alexander the Great: a Test of the Vertical Leadership Theory
The first two of the three primary conditions, which are thought to be essential for supporting vertical leadership growth and development are: (1) disrupting and disorienting the leader’s current ways of thinking, giving the leader a need and reason to grow; and (2) exposing the leader to people with new and different perspectives and views,... Continue Reading →
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