Culture Matters More Than Politics Oct 28, 2010 R.R. Reno Ours is the age of misplaced priorities. Instead of art and culture, we focus on politics and punditry. Chatting over lunch, we talk about the upcoming elections or Sarah Palin’s significance for the conservative movement or the effects of the Chinese trade surplus. Imitating news analysts, we speculate about what it will mean for the future. These days, the ability to talk about politics in a knowing way is treated... Read more

Jerusalem Post Photo by: courtesy Report: Blair’s sister-in-law converts to Islam By JONNY PAUL 10/25/2010 05:12 Lauren Booth, employee of Iranian Press TV awarded diplomatic status by Hamas, wishes to educate former UK prime minister on true Islam. Talkbacks (61) LONDON – The sister-in-law of Quartet envoy and former British prime minister Tony Blair has reportedly converted to Islam after “a holy experience” while on a visit to Iran. Anti-Israel activist and journalist Lauren Booth said she made the decision after... Read more

Disappearing Middle Eastern Christians, Disappointing Bishops David P. Goldman October 25, 2010 “Catholic Church: Christ nullified God’s promises to the Jews,” reads the headline on the Israel Today website. That is not quite true: At the just-concluded Synod of Middle East Bishops, a cleric from the tiny group of Melkite Greeks, Archbishop Cyril Salim Bustros, made such a statement on behalf of the Melkites, not the Catholic Church. (more…) Read more