{"id":5690,"date":"2006-09-20T09:01:23","date_gmt":"2006-09-20T09:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/09\/commentary-round-up.html"},"modified":"2006-09-20T09:01:23","modified_gmt":"2006-09-20T09:01:23","slug":"commentary-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/09\/commentary-round-up.html","title":{"rendered":"Commentary round-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s lots today.<\/p>\n

Blogger Rich Leonardi<\/a> had a commentary in the Cincinnati Enquirer yesterday.<\/a><\/p>\n

Blogger Patrick O’Hannigan<\/a> analyzes in the American Spectator:<\/a><\/p>\n

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If the only response to that from Muslim authorities is that it is rude even to ask such questions, then the reciprocal respect for which Benedict works as a way to interfaith peace becomes harder to maintain. And while it’s true that secular Western journalists typically shift from "theology is hard" to "let’s you and him fight," it is also true that were it not for the hook of that the provocative medieval quote in Benedict’s lecture, very few people would still be reading or thinking about the important issues that the pope raised. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Most of the new columns at Town Hall today are on the subject.<\/a><\/p>\n

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