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The Veil Controversy Is Back
After even British Prime Minister expressed his view on the subject, the refusal of an assistant to take on her veil during class is a national debate in Britain. the spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams says Christians are next, because the cross and other Christian symbols can be interpreted the same way, so Christians must stand by Muslims (...)

Greetings On A Cross
Jerusalem's National Museum send a greeting card to fellow Jerusalemites, presenting their future activities and sending their greetings for the Jewish New Year. But on the cover, there's a photo of a girl wearing a cross, a photo interpreted as an provocative act. This could lead to the resignation of the Museum's director (...)

Religious Beliefs and Their Role in War
In Iraq, Muslims are seeing the US army as a Christian conquering army. On the other hand, President Bush does not miss any chance of speaking about his Christian heritage and belief. Also, there are voices in the Muslim world speaking of a special relation between God and Muslims, helping them to win the war. Find here more about the relation between religion and war on terrorism (...)

BBC Conference on Political Correctness
After being accused of being biased in relation to religious and political issues, the BBC heads participated in an exercise where the results are speaking for themselves. During the exercise, they agreed that the Bible should be thrown into a garbage bin, but not Quran. Also, they would not say no to a chance of interviewing Osama bin Laden. This comes at a time when in Britain Muslim veils are in the middle of a nationwide debate (...)

Pedophilia: a Case-study
Amy Berg, a CNN journalist uncovers in an interview the questions and her impressions she got after talking to Father Oliver O'Grady, the person described in a new documentary "Deliver Us From Evil" as the most notorious pedophile in history. Read the interview to enter the mind of a priest who's certain to get his repentance listened (...)

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