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...among a slew of recently discovered or rediscovered objects from around the time of Jesus that are claimed to either support or undermine Scripture but are themselves sufficiently, logically or archaeologically compromised to prevent their being definitive. In 2002, a bone-storage box with the legend "James Son of Joseph Brother of Jesus" bobbed up that seemed to buttress Jesus' historicity while at the same time suggest that the Catholic teaching that he had no true brothers was false - but the Israeli Antiquities Authority declared the inscription as a forgery (although various experts continue to disagree). In 2007 the Discovery...
Other top terraces are right where you think they'd be. In the hilltop neighborhood of Montmartre, breathtaking vistas of the Paris cityscape are a dime a dozen. But the panorama from the rooftop terrace of Le Diapason restaurant at Hotel Terrass (12 Rue Joseph-de-Maistre) is even more glorious than most. Then there's the tearoom at the Musée de la Vie Romantique (16 Rue Chaptal), with its enchanting patio sweetened by the smell of wisteria, lilacs and hollyhocks...
Religiosity prevailed in Twain's era but not in his heart. Though one of his closest friends, Joseph Twichell, was a minister, Twain derided religions--Christianity, in particular--and the notion of a benevolent deity. His strongest written sacrileges were not published, however, until well after his death. He was a more interesting disbeliever in some ways than today's Bill Maher or Sam Harris or Christopher Hitchens, who readily dismiss religion as inflammatory nonsense. Twain, who was full of inflammatory nonsense, could appreciate the indigenous blessednesses he encountered around the world. Stopping in Benares, India, "the sacredest of sacred...
...Alarmed that their fellow Catholics were being told that abortion and gay marriage were the only relevant Catholic issues, progressive Catholics have founded several organizations in the tradition of the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, who preached a "consistent ethic of life." One group, Catholics United, ran radio ads in the fall of 2007 targeting pro-life Republicans who voted against expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program, arguing that such votes were not "pro-life...
Speculation in the commodities markets has come under fire in recent weeks, with Senator Joseph I. Lieberman arguing that it is responsible for increased prices of food and energy and championed several proposals to limit investing in commodities markets...