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...equally informs Hinduism and Buddhism. Distinguishing between different religions on the basis of reason shows a narrow understanding of other faiths. Gyan Ranjan Saha Calcutta Pope Benedict XVI's initiative to kindle a debate between religions is laudable. The world will eagerly follow this exchange of ideas. His predecessor, Pope John Paul II, made a significant contribution in dismantling communism. Likewise, the present Pope's dialogue may well rid the world of religious bigotry. In the ultimate analysis, this process should hopefully lead us to the one aspect the communists got right: atheism. C.P. Belliappa Coorg, India Mehmet Ali Agca...
...Arroyo allies, outraged the opposition-led Senate by voting to convene a constituent assembly that would allow the House to push through the measure without the Senate's consent. The same day, the President appointed Reynato Puno as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, just hours after his predecessor retired-leading to speculation that his vote could swing the Court's view on charter change in Arroyo's favor...
...benefit, because it means he or she can make on-the-fly adjustments without firing up the bright main LCD. The fact that the D40 doesn't have the extra screen is just the first indication that it really is geared toward novices, far more than its predecessor...
...Atlantic are reacting differently to the prospect. In Frankfurt, the European Central Bank is continuing to raise interest rates - the next hike is widely expected later this month. In Washington, meanwhile, the new Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, has ended the series of rate increases introduced by his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, and Wall Street has been anticipating the start of a period of cuts as the U.S. economy loses momentum. This transatlantic divergence is pushing the dollar down. (Note, however, that Bernanke sounded a hawkish note in a speech last week, saying that inflation remained "uncomfortably high" - an indication that...
...being susceptible to violence. Benedict spoke repeatedly of friendship, respect and reconciliation, citing the common roots of the two religions in their ancestry in Abraham. Rather than again propose the new approach to relations between the two faiths he'd launched in his Regensburg speech, he quoted his predecessor Pope John Paul II, who said on his own trip to Turkey in 1979 that Christians and Muslims must "recognize and develop the spiritual bonds that unite us." The most confrontational and politically charged word in fact came from Turkey's head of religious affairs Ali Bardakoglu who, in a speech...