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A growing outrage (finally) about human trafficking at the World Cup – some articles on the subject. From today’s WaPo, a column by two people associated with an anti-human trafficking group: From our experience as service providers for victims of trafficking, we know that large sporting events, conventions and other such gatherings are closely tied…

Amazon-ing around, I came across an intriguing book published last fall, The Fall of Rome; And the End of Civilization by Bryan Ward-Perkins. Was the fall of Rome a great catastrophe that cast the West into darkness for centuries to come? Or, as scholars argue today, was there no crisis at all, but simply a…

Two ecclesiastical rumors seem to be solidifying: The Bertone-replaces-Sodano as Secretary of State rumor finds its way into the Italian press: Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Archbishop of Genoa, will be Benedict XVI’s new Secretary of State. Sources at the Vatican said this was "90% sure" and that the announcement could be made on June 29, feast…

Religion News Service story about the gender imbalance in Christian churches – not a new story. One thing I liked about the article is that unlike most of this type, it took the relatively long view, reaching back to 19th century concerns on the same matter, "Muscular Christianity" and so on. Negatives: It’s a Protestant-oriented…
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