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What not to wear–by law

France's Senate today passed what can only be described as a stupid law, one that I hope sparks mass civil disobedience. Targeted primarily at Muslim...

A welcome wagon for the Popemobile?

With the pope due to arrive in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, there's plenty of question about the kind of welcome B16 will get when he touches down. The...

How to be a patriot

Tomorrow is Patriot Day, the day we commemorate September 11 and its victims. The name of "Patriot Day" to mark 9/11 has me thinking about what it...

A vocation for bridging cultures

How did a young Catholic decide to go to Israel after graduation? Cathleen Chopra-McGowan introduces herself in the first of what will be a series of posts...

Bullies for Christ

Amazing. In the name of Jesus Christ, a pastor of a small Christian church with 50 congregants threatens to do something deeply, gut-wrenchingly offensive to 1...

Read a Qur’an Day

Here are the kind of reactionary Christians to get behind. In response to the Gainsville church attracting all kinds of national attention for their "Burn...

Immigration is a health issue worldwide

This blog was written from Brisbane, Australia, where I just attended a United Nations conference for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on global health...