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De Paul and Paul

> De Paul University, one of the most important Catholic colleges in the US, has instituted a minor undergraduate programme in “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer (LGBTQ) studies.” The new minor programme offers students an overview of the “history of the queer movement” in legislation as well as the

Neuhaus Weighs In

Fr. Neuhaus writes about the Islamic conflagration [http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=174]. Excerpt: > It is a challenge that may soon be backed up by a nuclear threat from Iran. > The challenge is simply this: A very large sector of the Islamic world is now demanding that

Evolution Sunday

412 congregations in 49 states have decided to observe “Evolution Sunday.” [http://www.getreligion.org/?p=1385] Another link [http://www.uwosh.edu/colleges/cols/rel_evol_sun.htm].

Cuffing the Preacher

This took place in the normally-staid Missouri Synod Lutheran Church. I used to be a member. I'm pretty sure they have proper synod channels to deal with these issues, so I'm somewhat puzzled about the police's involvement: > A Lutheran pastor who has been

A Voice of Moderation

As usual, the Vatican strikes a sane position in the Danish cartoon controversy: > In an official statement regarding the controversy over publication of cartoons mocking Islam, the Vatican has said that freedom of speech "cannot imply the right to offend the religious sentiments of believers." The Vatican

Pixar is Christian?

Fascinating post at Get Religion [http://www.getreligion.org/?p=1381] yesterday: > The rumor is that the Pixar hierarchy – near the top and in the talent pool – includes more than a fair share of traditional Christian believers and that this has played at least some role in the company&

Priest Killed

> A Catholic priest was shot and killed in Trabzon, Turkey, on Sunday, and authorities there are investigating whether the murder was related to Islamic anger over cartoons published in European newspapers. > Father Andrea Santoro, an Italian missionary priest who had served in Turkey for 10 years, was shot

Something for Sunday Morning

> Man must do violence to himself--to his fallen self, that is to say--for the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and it is the men of violence who take it by force. Kallistos Ware > The present age is not a time for rest and sleep, but it is a

Oprah is Next

> In an unprecedented gesture, Pope Benedict XVI has written an introductory about his own encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, for the magazine Famiglia Cristiana. The Italian weekly has published a special edition, containing the entirety of the Pope's encyclical, with a cover date of February 5. > "

Indian Bishop Attacked

But leave the cows alone! > Bishop Thomas Dabre of India's Vasai diocese was assaulted by a Hindu mob on Sunday, January 29, as he visited a home for impoverished children in a remote village in the western Maharashtra state. > About 200 Hindu militants shouted slogans and