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You go out of town for a few days…
By
awelborn
and someone else tries to grab your papacy… Dissent in Egypt: Egypt’s Coptic pope has sought to reassure his followers upon returning from a trip abroad that raised concerns over his health and saw a dissident bishop trying to set up a rival church. "The church has 20 centuries of history behind it. It has…
The Dirty Dozen
By
awelborn
In the Spectator online, Doug Bandow on the worst violators of religious freedom: Bangladesh, Burma, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and seven more. Plus: ASSESSING THE RELATIVE BRUTALITY of varying regimes isn’t easy, and the level of repression sometimes changes over time. Unfortunately, many other nations have a claim to membership in the Dirty Dozen. Cuba…
Cities of God
By
awelborn
Over the past month or so, I’ve been reading the marvelous historical work Cities of God: The Religion of the Italian Communes 1125-1325 by Augustine Thompson, OP. It’s taken awhile (and probably deserves a repeat reading to enable it all to sink in a little deeper) because it’s a book bursting with fascinating details, thoroughly…
Peruvian memories
By
awelborn
Nasty stuff..tastes like bubblegum! Ah…the Inca Kola defenders waste no time! How can you say Inca Kola is nasty and tastes likebubblegum!???!!?? I disagree. I would say that aboutDr. Pepper! Saludos, An offended reader from Lima, Peru. I’ll have to agree with him on one point – after the initial bubblegum hit, I did taste…
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