I was going to do this privately, but I’ve decided not to. Since by now, about 7 people have sent me this story. I’m looking for a retraction from Dale Vree of the New Oxford Review. I imagine I will have about as much luck with that as I have had with requesting retractions from…

Riots, destruction, condemnation: BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNS) — Catholic and Muslim religious leaders condemned the riot that erupted in Beirut when an estimated 30,000 Muslims protested against the publication of satirical cartoons of the prophet Mohammed in European newspapers. The Danish Consulate was set ablaze, a Maronite Catholic church and the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox…

In Chicago: A prominent Chicago priest has called on Cardinal Francis George to resign his position as head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago if he impeded the removal of a priest accused of molesting young boys when the allegations first arose last year. During his homilies on Sunday, the Rev. William Kenneally, the…

We’re all taught that it’s not allowed to depict the Prophet. Cranky Prof corrects us. So, journalists, don’t tell us this is a taboo subject matter in Islam. The physical depiction of the Prophet Muhammad may be a taboo subject matter in some sects of contemporary Islam, but let’s all be clear — this is…

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