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Reading list for the day

E-mail|Link|Comments () Posted by Michael Paulson September 2, 2009 12:04 PM

Some items on my reading list this Wednesday:

The Red Sox and Yom Kippur: The final Red Sox-Yankees game of the regular season has been moved to accommodate Yom Kippur. The conflict (caused when ESPN sought to have the game moved from the afternoon to the evening of Sunday Aug. 27) was discussed in Tablet magazine; the Associated Press explains the move back to the original time period.

Kennedy and that Mormon temple: The Belmont Citizen-Herald has a story examining local reaction to a tribute to Senator Kennedy by Senator Orrin Hatch, in which Hatch suggested that Kennedy somehow helped the Mormons get permission to put a spire with a statue of the angel Moroni atop their temple in Belmont. Trouble is, the decision was made by the courts, so the Hatch comments raised the question of whether Kennedy interfered with the judiciary, for which there appears to be no evidence. Additional comment at Religion Clause and from Dan Kennedy.

Bible translations: Zondervan yesterday announced that a new translation is in the works for the New International Version of the Bible, which the publisher claims is the world's most popular translation. Ted Olsen at Christianity Today says some decisions about recent revisions are now considered "mistakes." And Eric Gorski of the Associated Press explains the controversy over gender terms in the text.

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The Cardinal's explanation doesn't fly. It actually adds insult to injury as far as scandal to the Church. He ignores the fact that not only did Senator Kennedy not support respect for life, but he actively worked against it and other ethical stands of the Church for years. I'd suggest people take a look at Phil Lawler's Sept. 3 column at Catholic Culture about the Cardinal's words. He hits the nail on the head.
http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/articles.cfm?id=342

Posted by Mary Catherine September 3, 09 05:06 PM

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