Word: baptism
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...recurring topic of Allam's articles were cases of Muslims who were threatened with death for seeking to convert to Christianity. And now, Allam has himself become a Roman Catholic, converting in a baptism rite inside St. Peter's Basilica, a ceremony conducted by no less than Pope Benedict XVI. Allam has held a unique public role as the most prominent Muslim commentator - and critic of Islam - right in the Vatican's backyard. Church officials may be pleased that Allam has so publicly joined the Catholic flock, but he is unlikely to become any kind of mediator in the Vatican...
Allam is the latest example of Benedict's attempts to re-engage contemporary European secular culture as well. The official Church line is that the decision for the Pope to perform the baptism himself was not extraordinary. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi emphasized that Allam was just one of seven adults baptized Saturday during an Easter vigil mass, saying that the Pope performed the rite "without making any 'difference of people,' that is, considering all equally important before the love of God and welcoming all in the community of the Church." Nonetheless, Allam's public conversion is another reminder that...
...Kravitz’s 1993 hit, was debatably a stadium-rocker, but only because he hadn’t yet recycled the song on each of his succeeding albums. “Where Are We Runnin’?,” from 2004’s “Baptism,” was his best recent shot, but only because the “oo-ee-oo”s in the chorus stuck in listeners’ heads for longer than they should have. What Kravitz needs to eventually realize is that “catchy?...
...Ethical Executions? If society wants and needs capital punishment, executions should be as painless as cataract surgery or baptism [Jan. 14]. Hanging, electrocution, firing squad and lethal injection all have aspects that are cruel to both criminals and those responsible for carrying out the execution. Russell Crom, Mount Prospect, Illinois...
...SOCIETY WANTS AND NEEDS CAPITAL punishment, executions should be as painless as cataract surgery or baptism [Jan. 14]. Hanging, electrocution, firing squad and lethal injection all have aspects that are cruel to both criminals and those responsible for carrying out the execution. Russell Crom, MOUNT PROSPECT...