i listened to Benedict’s address on the radio. He laid out broad themes without any specifics, or mentioning any countries. A little bit difficult to follow while listening and working, because of his accented English. It will be interesting to read the whole text. Here’s coverage in the WaPo and NYT. Pope Stresses Human Rights, … Read more
As i mentioned here, Tom Faranda’s Folly: The Washington Post on Catholic schools and the papal visit this is an important topic to the Faranda’s. Pope: Re-commit to Catholic schools | lohud.com | The Journal News Benedict is a veteran university professor and committed scholar, so his speech about education was eagerly anticipated. Some observers … Read more
This is Ben Stein’s movie, which seems to be somewhat controversial. One of the main premises of the movie is that politically incorrect professors get denied tenure or otherwise harassed if they dispute the accepted scientific dogma – think Intelligent Design (of Global Warming?). The review (3 stars out of 4) is from Christianity Today. … Read more