Word: benedict
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...anticipation of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, we explored how the Pontiff's remarks on Islam have made him a lightning rod in conflicts worldwide pitting that faith against the West. Prayers for peace, suggested readers, would be answered only through some soul searching by members of all faiths...
...would be better if Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders would seek open dialogue with Muslim clerics rather than confront them with inflammatory debate [Nov. 27]. Christianity and Islam have glorious yet violent pasts; both have lost their way with stubborn claims to exclusive truth and the consequent rise of intolerant fundamentalism. Leaders of neither religion can claim the moral high ground, given their failure to shelter the innocent during the great wars and genocides of the 20th century. In the 21st century, both religions have the moral obligation to face the future together...
...article on Pope Benedict XVI leaves one with the impression that the Pope is a moral leader of great stature. He is not. His stances on abortion, contraception and stem-cell research are deplorable and, because of his authority, extremely harmful to many innocent people. Since Islam shares many of his mistaken values, we should fear that he will use any contacts made during his visit to Turkey to expand the influence (and harm) of his moral mistakes...
...breakfast again today? No problem. Now you can savor the morning meal at night in the most elegant of settings - a gourmet restaurant. From Northern California's wine country to the dunes of Cape Cod, three-star chefs have begun whipping up surprising combinations like waffles with caviar, eggs benedict with truffles, and even French toast with chevre, and serving them well after dark. Long a staple of roadside diners and harried family cooks with no time to bake a lasagna, breakfast for dinner appeals to our cravings for soft, warm comfort foods that aren't heavy but still feel...
...bone marrow, tomatoes or truffles, it is hard to recognize as a variation on French toast in the first place. Other New York chefs' inspired takes on morning food range from the minimalist sable and coddled eggs, served as the second course at Telepan, to the spectacular sea scallops "benedict" appetizer at davidburke & donatella, which starts with a base of two hashed-brown potato cakes, then artfully piles them with sea scallops, poached quail eggs, chives and a cloud of lobster foam...