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...message was to live an exemplary life of morality and kindness, then why could he not have died a natural death as did Buddha, who also was a great teacher of millions? If Christianity holds that Jesus' death was predetermined, then why blame anybody, whether Jew or Roman? If Rome regarded Jesus as a rebel against Caesar, then Jesus' execution was in conformity with Roman law. The Jews of Jerusalem, who lived under a brutal Roman occupation, were virtually powerless. Centuries later, after the Roman Empire had adopted Christianity, blame was shifted away from the Roman Governor of Judea, Pontius...
...failed to mention Jesus' role as a Messianic reformer of the Jewish faith. He addressed his countrymen and their hopes for release from occupation by the hated Romans. This brought him into direct conflict with Rome, and that is why he was killed by the Roman method of crucifixion. The elaborate maze of contradictory theories, doctrines and dogmas formulated centuries later takes up the ancient pagan themes of blood sacrifice as ransom paid to gods who humans felt had been offended. Today, instead of the dualism of a good-vs.-evil world, we need a different perspective and myth...
...Italians stayed home. "Participating is an error," says Enrico Boselli, an opposition leader with the Socialist party. "It can make the captors think that you are available to comply with their requests." Still, the unknown hostage-takers were apparently gratified by the sight of 5,000 people marching in Rome on Thursday. They released a statement on al-Jazeera Friday saying they were pleased with the march and would not harm the Italians. But they added a new condition for release: Italy must convince the Kurds to let go Iraqi prisoners. This is a new twist in the tactics...
...path to reconciliation with other religions, but above all with the oldest, to which Christianity owes so much. He recognized the state of Israel, visited Jerusalem, prayed at the Western Wall, spoke from his heart at the museum of Yad Vashem, delivered an address at a synagogue in Rome. He presided over a ceremony at the Vatican commemorating the Holocaust and gave audiences to many Jewish delegations from all over the world. At one point, the Vatican initiated plans for a private meeting between myself and the Pope, at which we planned to have a long and candid discussion...
...told TIME. "You've got to fix the problem." A genuine fix means massive job cuts, which requires real political courage in Rome . Just another Catch-22. Ford Has A Better Idea: Profits Has the stalled auto industry turned a corner? Ford last week announced that profits at its global automotive operations almost tripled in the first quarter to $1.8 billion, the first time since 2000 that the Michigan-based carmaker booked more from selling autos than customer financing. Revenues climbed worldwide: spiraling new car registrations in Europe lifted Ford's sales in the region by almost one-third. With...