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NEWS ABOUT: sin

sin stories: 5 news summaries

Decriminalize Incest? Romania Is Not Alone

Bucharest aims to match laws in 3
EU nations

Mar 21, 09 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the Josef Fritzl case echoes across Europe, Romania is considering a new approach to incest: legalizing it, the AP reports. The Justice Ministry is contemplating the move amid wider legal reforms, arguing that decriminalization would sync its stance with EU members France, Spain, and Portugal. “Not everything... More »

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crime • European Union • Europe • Romania • incest • sin • decriminalization • Josef Fritzl • Howard Stern Grid

analysis

 Where Bernie's Headed: 
 Dante's Ninth Circle 

Hell's worst area is frozen land ruled by Satan

Mar 15, 09 3:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - If 150 years in prison seems like meager penance for Bernie Madoff, consider where he would go in Dante's Inferno: the Ninth Circle of Hell. There, the world's worst sinners—betrayers—freeze in an iceworld kept cool by Satan himself. "Betrayal destroys the trust that binds humanity, and... More »

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literature • ice • Satan • soul • sin • trust • Bernard Madoff

Weak Dollar Sends Vatican
to $14.5M Loss

Catholic church blames declining greenback
as it goes into the red

Jul 11, 08 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The weak dollar has wreaked havoc on business across Europe, but one organization has posted a surprising loss: the Vatican. The Catholic Church blamed the declining greenback for its first loss in 4 years as it ended the year $14.5 million in the red. The Guardian reports on how... More »

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Catholic Church • Rome • Vatican • charity • euro • weak dollar • sin

Opinion

Lincoln's Failings Offer Modern Lesson

Politicians must learn to face their flaws,
not exult in strengths

Jun 6, 08 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Abraham Lincoln had his dark days. For a while, Lincoln was mercury-pill-popping, sleep-deprived wreck who briefly considered suicide. “Lincoln went Crazy,” wrote friend Joshua Speed. “It was horrible.” Lincoln, of course, grew out of it, facing his flaws in a way today’s leaders ought to... More »

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politics • history • Abraham Lincoln • sin

Environment, Bioethics Under Vatican's Scrutiny

Church updates Catholic morality for  modern, globalized life

Mar 10, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Catholics must guard against "new sins" such as polluting the environment and using genetic modification, the Vatican says. Their church has updated the concept of sin for the contemporary world, paying special attention to the expanding and morally murky world of bioethics, a top official from the Apostolic Penitentiary,... More »

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stem cell research • Pope Benedict XVI • pollution • genetic modification • Vatican • drug trafficking • Catholicism • cloning • Holy See • bioethics • sin

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