Sion Owens British National Party candidate Sion Owens filmed himself soaking a Koran in kerosene and burning it, in a clip leaked to The Guardian.

Subsequently he was arrested.

The British Home Office said in a statement: "The government absolutely condemns the burning of the Qur'an. It is fundamentally offensive to the values of our pluralist and tolerant society. We equally condemn any attempts to create divisions between communities and are committed to ensuring that everyone has the freedom to live their lives free from fear of targeted hostility or harassment on the grounds of a particular characteristic, such as religion."

Of course burning a Koran is legal in America. Last month Florida pastor Terry Jones burned a Koran and set off riots in Afghanistan, in which two UN workers wereProgram

WOMAN STANDS SHINING - Rediscovering the “original instructions”: indigenous wisdom in service of thriving life

REDISCOVERING THE “ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS”: INDIGENOUS WISDOM IN SERVICE OF THRIVING LIFE

The paradigm we have been living in for the past centuries has become obsolete, as we are now finally realizing that not only it is leading towards the destruction of Mother Earth, but it is also creating an unhealthy imbalance between the masculine and feminine polarities inside of us and disconnecting us from the web of life that nurtures us and guide us.

The current paradigm is based on a piramydical structure reinforcing a hierarchical way of living that places privilege and power only in the hands of those on the top. What if the indigenous knowledge carefully guarded by communities and tribes around the