Monthly Archives: March 2012

No Longer?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Wall Street Journal reports on the Pope’s visit to Cuba here. Three details. First this: One incident at the start of the papal visit left little doubt as to the state of political freedom in Cuba. Before an outdoor … Continue reading →

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Conserving a non-existent past, revering radicalism’s forgotten

Posted on March 27, 2012 by David Hume

Recently I watched this Christian duet’s paean’s ode to Rick Santorum and was struck by the references to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I am aware that Christian conservatives have a “Constitutionalist” focus, and often suggest that the … Continue reading →

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Why reinvent the wheel?

Posted on March 25, 2012 by David Hume

Alain de Botton and Robert Wright have a long discussion about atheism and the “need for religion” (or at least the exoteric accoutrements of religion). But the conversation seems ahistorical. Confucianism seems to address many of their “wants”; that is, … Continue reading →

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Wise Man, Charles II

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

EU Referendum’s Richard North could not resist this, and nor can I: Charles II, hearing of a high character of a preacher in the country, attended one of his sermons. Expressing his dissatisfaction, one of the courtiers replied, that the … Continue reading →

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Note on theme

Posted on March 23, 2012 by David Hume

The previous theme was slowing down the loading of this website. So for now we’re switching to this.

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Preparations for a Visit (Ctd)

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner Via MSNBC: HAVANA — Cuba released 70 members of the dissident Ladies in White group detained during the weekend but warned them not to attend activities related to next week’s visit of Pope Benedict, the group’s … Continue reading →

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Preparing for a Visit (2)

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner. Via the Miami Herald, more on the Pope’s upcoming visit to Cuba: Nearly 750 Cuban activists have signed a letter to Pope Benedict XVI warning that his planned visit to Cuba will “send a message to … Continue reading →

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Preparations for a Visit

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner Via Fox: Cuban authorities detained a prominent dissident and dozens of her colleagues early Sunday, then rounded up more activists while they staged a weekly protest march through Havana just days before a visit by Pope … Continue reading →

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Hmmm….

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via the BBC: Cuban dissidents who had occupied a church in Havana to demand an audience with Pope Benedict when he visits later this month, have been evicted. The group of 13 want the Pope to press Cuba’s communist government … Continue reading →

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The Saudi Way

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: Via the Washington Times: If the pope called for the destruction of all the mosques in Europe, the uproar would be cataclysmic. Pundits would lambaste the church, the White House would rush out a statement of … Continue reading →

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