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...Despite centuries of disputes, Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity have much in common. They share a common adherence to ancient liturgy and traditionalist doctrine. Like Pope Benedict XVI, Alexy was a stern critic of what he saw as increasingly lax morals in contemporary culture, calling on Europe to defend its Christian roots from the onslaught of secularism. Observers of both churches have noted that Benedict's first trip outside of Rome as Pope was to the southeastern Italian city of Bari, which is considered sacred by the Orthodox Church because it holds the relics of the revered Saint Nicolas. Benedict...
...Sarkozy's seemingly lax solution to tackling France's car-burning bonanza hardly reflects the gravity and scope of the problem. Nearly 43,000 cars were torched in France over the whole of 2007 - an average of almost 118 per day. Alliot-Marie stressed that the rise in the number of burnt cars on New Year's Eve 2008 came at the end of a year in which the total number of autos set alight in the first 11 months had decreased 15%, compared with the same period in 2007. But while annual figures may fluctuate, they've generally swelled...
...acknowledge that military action against Pakistan is not an acceptable solution to this problem. However, while India should refrain from drastic measures against its western neighbor, the international community must realize that the Pakistani government must do more to guarantee its territorial integrity and internal security. Thanks to the lax policies adopted in Islamabad, radical Islamic groups have flourished in the frontier areas bordering Afghanistan, where they have attacked NATO forces and plotted terrorist attacks similar to the one that the world witnessed last week. If the Pakistani government wants to be taken seriously as a partner...
...whether to approve a narcotics law, passed by parliament earlier this year, that continues HAT after its mandate runs out at the end of 2009. They will also vote on whether to decriminalize the production and consumption of cannabis, although Switzerland's current legislation on the matter is lax and penalties for private use rarely enforced. (See pictures of Mexico's drug trafficking industry...
...Amethyst Initiative is a petition from university presidents that criticizes the current national drinking age of 21. Another group, All-Wisconsin Alcohol Risk Education (AWARE), is led by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and supports reforming Wisconsin’s notoriously lax drinking laws. While these coalitions may seem to have opposite goals—most significantly, the latter wants to reduce underage drinking—they are both signs of the widespread dissatisfaction with the current state of alcohol laws in the country.AWARE makes many arguments about Wisconsin that are entirely justified. The state?...