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Sarah Palin, Israel and the End Times
Date: 11/24/2009
Did you catch this response Sarah Palin made last week to Barbara Walters , when Walters asked about the West Bank settlements?: "I disagree with the Obama administration on that. I believe that the Jewish settlements should be allowed to be expanded upon, because that population of Israel is, is going to grow. More and more Jewish people will be flocking to Israel in the days and weeks and mon ...
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Pope to make first visit to Rome's synagogue
Date: 10/13/2009
Benedict will become only the second pope to visit the synagogue -- and the timing is more than mere coincidence : Pope Benedict will make his first visit to Rome's Jewish synagogue in January, the Vatican said Tuesday. Benedict, leader of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics, will be only the second pope in history to visit the synagogue. Pope John Paul ...
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'Sell the Vatican, Feed the World'
Date: 10/12/2009
If that headline got your attention, you're not alone. In its first two days on YouTube, Sarah Silverman's video (warning: adult language) of the same name has had 114,000 views. But in the coming days, the video will likely both hit the 1M mark and become a feature in this week's discussions online and off. (Hat tip: JDubRecords ) The core idea is as simple as the headline. If the Vatican liq ...
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The Fois Gras Wars: Like WWII, This Is a Just War
Date: 08/12/2009
I love it that The Fois Gras Wars , the new book by Chicago Tribune journalist Mark Caro, is getting so much play in the media. He's a journalist and has to be neutral. I'm a blogger and can come down on which barracks I'm in for this war: the one with the ducks and geese. Fois gras may be the most cruel of foods. Pope Benedict has decried it; Israel has banned it; and gourmets around ...
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The Pope's Life in Pictures
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The Road to the Papacy
Follow Joseph Ratzinger on his journey to becoming Pope Benedict XVI.
Who is Pope Benedict XVI?
- What's in a Name?
Background on the 15 Benedicts who preceded the current pope. - Ratzinger's War Years
Like many teenagers in wartime Germany, Joseph Ratzinger was involved in the Hitler Youth--but Jewish leaders aren't worried. - How the 1960s Changed Ratzinger
Student protests had a decisive impact on his conservatism.
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The Pope in America
An archive from coverage Pope Benedict XVI's 2008 visit to America.
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