Blog about topics and events in Czech Republic by Atropos Skeptics Society
Cardinal Duka has repeatedly shown intolerance and contempt for minorities. Whether it is his statements about the LGBT community, his downplaying of violence against pride marches, or his scandalous comparison of the defenders of the “traditional family” to the victims of the Holocaust.
Dominik Duka, the former Archbishop of Prague, has řeč ently made more controversial statements that reveal his outdated and intolerant views. In a Facebook post, Duka compared defenders of “traditional marriage” to victims of Nazism and Communism. He stated that people advocating exclusively heterosexual marriage face persecution akin to those oppressed by totalitarian regimes in…
When El Léñas arrived at the Slovak-Ukrainian border to help transport refugees (specifically two mothers with children) to the Czech Republic, to safety, one of the first photos she used to inform us about her current situation was this one:
Czech and long-time pro-Russian President Miloš Zeman has performed an unexpected and somewhat desperate somersault of opinion, calling his friend Putin a lunatic, hoisting the Ukrainian flag at Prague Castle, and planning to award Ukrainian President Zelensky the Czech Republic’s highest state honour, the Order of the White Lion.A number of leading Czech officials, including…
Czech Cardinal Dominic Duka has responded to the latest developments in the case of the accusations against Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who has been accused of neglecting to investigate four cases of sexual harassment of minors by the clergy while he was Archbishop of Munich.Such a reaction is not surprising, since Duka himself was the…
Recently there have been articles in the media about the fact that in the “atheistic” Czech Republic there are fewer believers who profess to belong to specific churches. This is based on the results of the 2021 census. While in 1991 more than four and a half million people identified themselves as believers, twenty years…
Czech folk singer Hana Horká (57) from popular folk band Asonance died after catching COVID-19 on purpose in order to start having a “free life “. Catching the virus (as she believed) would allow her to avoid needing the vaccine, leading to her celebration upon learning she had contracted the virus.It should be noted that…
The information channels of the Zdravé fórum (Healthy Forum) show typical characteristics of a disinformation spreader. These characteristics are in particular: 1) Sharing disinformation and problematic websites.Zdravé fórum intensively shares the content of the following disinformation or highly problematic media.
At first – quick numbers: 8275 confirmed cases, 5058 recovered and 290 dead in Czech Republic. “SARS-CoV-2-CZ-Preval” Study shows that the degree of immunization of the Czech population is very low. In the most affected localities does not reach the value of 4% – 5%. 27000 tested people revealed 107 positive cases.The big news is…
Homeopathy is not a medical service, there is no scientific evidence, the court ruled this month. At the beginning there was a fine of almost €2.000 imposed by the Regional Council of the Zlín Region on a woman who provided homeopathy counseling. The fine was confirmed by the Ministry of Health. Both administrative bodies assume…