Word: commonnesses
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...Blanchett portrays in both films, it never rests in one place for too long and stays impressively true to historical accounts of her reign. Despite the seven Oscars for which “Elizabeth” was nominated, “The Golden Age” breaks with the common convention of sequels falling short of their predecessors. Rather, it tells a whole story in itself, aging as gracefully as its subject. Leaping three decades from where the first film ended, the movie brings Spanish and Catholic threats to England’s Protestant shores in 1585. Spain?...
...page letter - entitled "A Common Word between Us and You" - is addressed to Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and 25 other named Christian leaders and "Leaders of Christian Churches, everywhere". Organized by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Amman, Jordan, it's the first time so many high-profile Muslims have come together to make such a public call for peace. Launched first in Jordan this morning, and then in other countries over the course of the day, the letter gets its final unveiling at a joint press conference in Washington, D.C., this...
...Inter-Faith Program at the University of Cambridge, who helped launch the letter in London this morning. "It is unapologetic - but not aggressive, not defensive - and is genuinely hospitable in all directions. It's also modest. It doesn't claim to be the final word; it's 'a' common word...
...With Christians making up about 33% of the world's population and Muslims making up around 22%, the letter says that finding common ground, "is not simply a matter for polite ecumenical dialogue between selected religious leaders." Is it, instead, essential for the survival of humanity. "The relationship between these two religious communities [is] the most important factor in contributing to meaningful peace around the world. If Muslims and Christians are not at peace, the world cannot be at peace. No side can unilaterally win a conflict between more than half of the world's inhabitants. Thus our common future...
...Hurriyet. The non-binding measure, which passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee by a vote of 27 to 21, will now be sent on to the full House. "Unfortunately, some politicians in the United States have once again sacrificed important matters to petty domestic politics despite all calls to common sense," said Turkish President Abdullah...