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...Madrid. First, I would stroll down a scenic street called “Paseo del Prado.” Lined with countless trees and bright flowers, its sidewalk painters, musicians, and booksellers would entertain me as I reached the legendary Prado Museum. There, I would immerse myself in Spain??s history and culture through its renowned art collection. Without hurry or pressure, I would casually spend the day losing myself in paintings, snapping flash-less pictures, and buying overpriced relics at the gift shop. I would leave for last one painting—the painting I had studied...
...overall crime. So while according to one set of statistics, you are 19 times more likely to get murdered in Moscow than in Jakarta, the college sanctions three study abroad programs in the Russian capital. But even if we measure only political violence, how can we sanction travel to Spain??which has suffered a massive deadly political attack in the last year—but not to Jakarta, which has experienced no acts of terrorism in the same time-frame? Harvard claims commitment to broadening the international experience of her students, but the gap between administration rhetoric...
...ordained clergy. On the other hand, however, it is a civic institution, with states registering marriages in secular ceremonies held in courthouses presided over by civic officials. The Vatican has always exercised spiritual sovereignty over the religious institution of marriage within the Catholic faith. With its pronouncement against Spain??s parliament, however, the Church involved itself in the ongoing political debate over the civic institution of marriage, where it has no place...
...need not be an issue for non-Catholics, however, because whether or not the Catholic Church chooses to recognize same-sex marriage is an issue for the church alone. The parallel debate on civil same-sex marriage is, however, an issue for everyone. The Vatican is clearly perturbed by Spain??s tentative steps towards legalizing same-sex marriage. While it is its right to disagree with the Spanish government, when it comes to secular issues like this one, it is the Vatican’s responsibility to keep that disagreement to itself...
...while these changes by the European Muslim community are important, they will not lead to widespread change. It is important that Muslims from all over the world follow suit, especially those that come from communities where extremists thrive. Mansur Escudero—the Islamic Commission of Spain??s secretary general and the man who issued the fatwa—says that he consulted leaders in Morocco, Algeria, and Libya, and that they expressed their support for the move. However, these leaders have thus far been silent. They need to vocalize their support...