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“Why the Next Pope Needs to be Italian”
By
awelborn
From the NYTimes op-ed page To be bishop of Rome — that is, of the world — is not like being bishop of Krakow. We Italians are an ancient and tested bridge between past and future, and supported by 2,000 years of consummate political tradition. The popes knew how to bring into the melting pot…
Church for Yuppies
By
awelborn
Not my headline. The Washington Times reports on a new church in DC The concept originiated with the Rev. Tim Keller, a Presbyterian minister who in 1989 founded Redeemer Presbyterian in Manhattan. It is now at 3,000 members, 80 percent of whom are single, meeting at Hunter College on the Upper West Side. Evangelical Christians,…
Democrats hate Democracy?
By
awelborn
When it comes to abortion… Notice anything here? In each of these cases the pro-life side submitted itself to the arduous process of introducing bills and persuading majorities of state and federal legislators to pass them. And in each of these cases the pro-choice side responds by finding a sympathetic judge or court to chuck…
Beauties and Beasts
By
awelborn
Watched Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast with Katie this evening. She enjoyed it, as did I, but on a completely different level than I did when I first saw it – what – oh, it’s too painful to think about. Maybe 25 years ago. The gorgeous imagery, startling sometimes, worked to bring out undercurrents that…
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