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...often amateur wood-carvers is the source of constant innovation. Bukvaj, 63, a retired miller, has recreated dozens of species of mushrooms, butterflies and birds in miniature. He's also introduced transparent glass lakes that showcase his tiny wooden fish. Bukvaj's was among 20 families that kept the Christian-inspired tradition alive under communist rule - even his uncle, "a convinced comrade," set up a nativity each year. But while the once dominant Catholic Church has not seen much of a revival since democracy returned, the nativities have."This is something we've inherited from our forefathers," says Bukvaj...
...when it comes to deciding what seasonal slogan to paint in the store window, this city’s merchants most often make a flawed decision. Why would you try to please everybody, when the holiday shoppers you’re trying to woo are mostly Christians anyway, and so are unlikely to be offended by a greeting that references their lord and savior? Forget the political correctness that drives conservative chatterboxes like Bill O’Reilly up the wall; the decision here is strictly business. And forget about attracting non-Christian shoppers—either they?...
...only warmth that matters is that of customers’ grabbing hands. Storeowners aren’t trying to cheer you up or brighten your day; they’re trying to pander to you, to make you spend. Tinsel and holly remind shoppers, most of them Christian, that they have gifts to buy, while candelabras succeed at pleasing both the most observant Christians, who interpret them as Advent candles, and the least observant Jews, who misidentify them as menorahs. The message, in each case, is clear: spend now, spend often...
...explained that Pope Benedict XVI is challenging Muslims to confront hard truths: Islam indeed has a menacing aspect, and the Pope finally addressed it directly. Since the defeat of the Turks in Vienna in 1683 and the subsequent decline of Muslim power, jihadists have dreamed of reconquering the Christian West. Islam has an expansion policy, which is that every Muslim has a duty to spread the religion in the name of the Prophet. Criticized as a myopic hard-liner when elected, Benedict might become the Pope of progress in Christian-Muslim relations...
...minutes of rest between events. First-year Harvard coach Jason Saretsky said that he was especially pleased by Flahive’s performance, considering that this was “her first run of the season.” On the men’s side, co-captain Christian Ayers won the collegiate men’s weight throw and set a new personal best by throwing the weight 16.55 meters. Ayers said that he was “really excited” about his new personal best, and looks to be among the best throwers in the Ivy League...