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Guess what? The GOP has a new hero and his name is Anh “Joseph” Cao, who just defeated a veteran, but apparently ethically challenged, Democratic congressman from New Orleans. The Washington Post reports:
Only days after the fall of the Soviet Union, I had a chance to talk with several veteran Russian Orthodox priests about the future of their church in Russia.
As you would expect, the Anglican wars receive quite a bit of attention in the major newspapers today with the announcement by conservatives that they are forming the Anglican Church in North America, as opposed to the U.S. Episcopal Church.
The astounding historical and religious significance of last week’s attack is just now being revealed. Some of Tmatt’s questions from yesterday on why these terrorists targeted Jews have been answered, but much remains to be determined and many tough questions must be answered by journalists.
So let’s say that some very zealous, very strange missionaries arrived in a complex, multifaith city — perhaps even Mumbai, India.
I have been struggling to catch up with the coverage of the Mumbai coverage, since I was tucked away in a remote corner of the North Carolina mountains with my family when the story broke.
In a brisk 830 words, Robert D. Kaplan of The Atlantic explains some of the smoldering tensions that led to this past week’s slaughter in Mumbai.
Three days into the crisis, the horrific terrorist attacks in India’s financial capital continue to be unresolved. The focus of the reporting has been on the all-important details of where, what, and who has been hurt or killed.
