Religion

A European/Muslim expert (he's written a book on the topic, anyway) speaks dire words [http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=30432]: > [W]hat's happening here is that a gang of bullies–led by a country, Saudi Arabia, where Bibles are forbidden, Christians tortured,

> 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

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

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

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

> 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

> 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