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...Spain, for the moment, is where the battle rages fiercest. The Socialist - led government will allow homosexuals to marry and adopt children; the Church has called on Spanish Catholics to fight the legislation. Javier Garcia, 40, who wants to marry his Brazilian partner, Mario Almeida, thinks the Church's opposition is wrongheaded. Both men are Roman Catholic. "Most Christians think homosexuals should be able to get married," he says. Indeed, polls show that some 60% of Spaniards support legalizing gay marriage, and around 250,000 couples are awaiting the new law, which will be debated in parliament in the next...
...though, a more important question than one of sincerity is why are my brothers, family and the majority of Palestinians paying for crimes they have not committed? Their only guilt seems to be their calls to end the occupation of their land. Unlike groups that adopt violence against Israel, Mr. Peres, the heaven most Palestinians seek is right here in this world, between the orchards and the olive trees...
Manent expressed skepticism that Western democracy could ever be forcibly imposed upon societies like Iraq that have not made the “spiritual decisions” of America, England and France to adopt democracy...
...military chief for the south, General Sirichai Thanyasari. Thaksin also sidelined his Deputy Prime Minister, General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, who had previously overseen the region. Local newspapers say the removal of Chavalit and the naming of Sanphan and Sirichai, two relative unknowns, suggests the Prime Minister now intends to adopt a more hands-on role to sorting out the south...
...player in the first DVD war, seems to delight in playing the role of the spoiler yet again in the face of what many at Toshiba perceive as Sony's arrogance. "The way of Sony is very simple," says Yamada. "'Our format is best,' they say. 'You should adopt it,' they say. Only that. No compromise." But, he adds with a mischievous grin, "we did not think Sony's is the right technology at the right time. We think ours is better...