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I Wouldn't Hold that Head in Public

> A leading opera house [in Berlin] canceled a 3-year-old production of Mozart's "Idomeneo" that included a scene showing the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad, unleashing a furious debate over free speech. I'm shocked that the production lasted three years. Are the Arabs

The Swedish Deal

Great commentary at Spero about the reality of Sweden's welfare state and economy [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idcategory=34&idSub=158&idArticle=5664] . Excerpt: > A closer examination, however, reveals that the famous "Swedish Model" does not work very well. This

Lewis' Overview of Modern Islam

Imprimis [http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/] has run a good piece by Bernard Lewis about Islam (does Lewis write about anything else?). The guts of the piece is a fairly common overview of the modern Muslim world, but it's worth reading if you're a little sketchy

Simple Solution to Water Threats

But can PETA protests be far away? [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214347,00.html] [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214347,00.html] > San Francisco, New York, Washington and other big cities are using bluegills – also known as sunfish or bream – as a sort of

The Pope's Sin

Well, I downloaded the Pope's statement that is causing all the excitement, and I've concluded that it must be the statement set forth in the blog post below that set off the Muslims. Only one page of the seven-page speech mentions Islam, and that one page

Nauseating is Right

I can't really set this one up any better than the blogger (established writer Ross Douthat) has done. Just check it out [http://www.theamericanscene.com/2006/09/nausea-so-profound-occasionally-i-like.php] . And bring something to vomit in. Summary: Female writer and mother who takes a month off each year

9/11 Days

Well, 9/11 Days are here again. Some of you may recall that I wrote about it last year at Catholic Exchange (link [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=29945]). Whew, did I get hate mail for that one. One lady even suggested

On-Line Confessions

This story [http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=7526] says evangelical Christians are going on-line to confess their sins [http://mysecret.tv/confess.php]. I've argued many times that confessing is perhaps the most natural sacrament in the world. If people don't confess, they'

Forced Conversion

The Fox reporters had to convert to Islam or die. How does that work for a Christian? Jimmy Akin breaks it down [http://jimmyakin.typepad.com/defensor_fidei/2006/08/the_martyrs_dil.html], and does an excellent job. Excerpt: > If, therefore, a Muslim terrorist has kidnapped you and

Meth Bust

> Federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities in North Georgia have reported a record seizure of about 341 pounds of suspected crystal methamphetamine at a residence in Gainesville, Ga. > The find breaks a previous record seizure of 187 pounds of meth made just two weeks ago in Buford,