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Learning the Truth After reading Tristana Moore's article about homeschooling, I rushed to inspect my children's textbooks for inappropriate subject matter and profanity [March 8]. I found nothing of the sort. But then I don't mind my children being taught about sex and evolution. The Romeikes do. We are Christians; the Romeikes are fanatics. I resent the tone of the article, which implies that Germany is an oppressive and intolerant country. That is complete nonsense. Germany is very liberal, it just doesn't support religious fanaticism, which is a good thing. And I'm not even German...
...recent weeks is the abolition of celibacy among priests: commentators in Germany and Italy have suggested it may help prevent abuse. Vienna's Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has called for a thoroughgoing review of the causes of abuse, writing, "Part of it is the question of celibacy." That sort of questioning is now taking place even in Benedict's former archdiocese. "Married priests should be accepted in the Catholic Church," says Rainer Schiessler, a priest at Munich's St. Maximilian Church. (See 10 surprising facts about the world's oldest Bible...
...didn’t really know what to expect,” Dougherty says. “What struck me is the dryness of the land—any sort of open space is just dirt...
...always thought of him as an empire builder," he says. "He has the temperament of a tycoon, a conservative Ted Turner. He has what they all have - that slightly crazed look in the eyes." Boehlert sees a different ending: "What's ahead for Breitbart is some sort of spectacular flameout." (See TIME's White House photo blog...
Maybe this is why Breitbart is in such a hurry. After dashing out of the studio, he races home via the sort of shortcuts only native Angelenos know. His wife Susie (daughter of Orson Bean, a mainstay of the old TV game show To Tell the Truth) is preparing supper for him and their four children. But the real reason for the rush is that O'Keefe is visiting their house tonight to screen his latest effort, an undercover video revealing purported shenanigans at the offices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Breitbart hopes to debut the footage...