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...makes one wonder if Winston Churchill's famous quip about democracy -the worst form of government except all the all others - is a bit less applicable to the running of a worldwide religion. Critics say that by trying to placate all constituencies, Williams has actually deepened the fault lines in the feud that erupted after the American branch of the faith - the Episcopalians - approved the ordination of gay bishops and chose a woman as its primate. There have in fact been moments when the tall and bearded Williams has been dwarfed by others in his own church, including Nigerian Anglican...
...what they have in common. Both these reknowned theologians are concerned about deepening secularism in the West and encroaching fundamentalist challenge from Islam. Williams delivered a lecture Thursday evening at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences which raised the issue of religious freedom for minorities in Muslim countries. Many wonder if Benedict will confront the same topic in his much anticipated trip to Turkey next week...
...mixed emotions for her. “In some ways, I resent the draft because there were a lot of people who could get out who were far more privileged,” Decker said. “At the same time, it’s hard not to wonder if the members of Congress knew that the sons and daughters of themselves and their neighbors would have to go off to war, would they be more careful?” Decker’s solution? “Maybe what we need to do is say that everyone...
...commemorate the U.S. population's reaching 300 million. But I was struck by the comparison of the map illustrating the Electoral College votes in the 2004 presidential election and the "purple" map showing how people actually voted by county. When I look at those maps, there's little wonder why voter turnout in U.S. elections is embarrassingly low. Why bother to vote when a simple majority is all that is needed for an entire state's Electoral College votes to go to one candidate? The U.S. is busy spreading democracy overseas yet has one of the least democratic electoral systems...
...valuable. I'm not against wedding or engagement rings in theory - they are a tradition that dates back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. And although I'm not about to wrap a string of organic hemp around my finger and call it a ring, I do sometimes wonder if a couple about to be married could better spend that money elsewhere. Interestingly, as Tom Zoellner writes in his book on the diamond industry The Heartless Stone, American men are expected to spend two months' salary, but for British men, it's only one month. Japanese men have an even...