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...Europeans." Of course, that heart is also susceptible to relativism. Polls consistently show that 80% of Spaniards identify themselves as Catholic, even if only about one-fourth actually practice their faith. Although gay marriage, and certainly gay adoption, is unacceptable to many, only a tiny proportion of Catholics follow the church's strict doctrine on birth control and premarital sex - doctrines that Benedict himself has recently reiterated. Rates of divorce in Spain, where just a quarter-century ago the practice was still outlawed, are about 50%, and abortion rights are guaranteed in virtually every corner of the Continent. Faith Still...
...earlier this year to launch a modish range of running shoes. French couturier Celine was "enticed by the world of golf" and designed its summer 2006 collection accordingly (think natty culottes, visors and white leather gloves). And this winter McCartney, already onto her fourth workout range with Adidas, will follow Ralph Lauren, Celine and Chanel onto the ski slopes. Chanel's equipment line, which includes branded skis and ski poles, is popular too; this season's tennis rackets sold out, according to Josiane El-Kabbany, the company's U.K. fashion director. Sport was not always this sexy, but daily routines...
Where Ayaan Hirsi Ali goes, controversy seems to follow--and linger. The Somali-born activist, named to 2005's TIME 100 for her campaign against Islamic extremism, quit the Dutch Parliament in May after being told she would be stripped of citizenship for lying on her 1992 application for asylum. Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk flip-flopped last week, saying Hirsi Ali's citizenship was safe. But the Dutch coalition government was not, and collapsed amid discord over Verdonk's original move. Hirsi Ali, 36, regrets that the citizenship issue was politicized and not debated more seriously. "This is absurd...
...ongoing residency in Damascus. Potentially further complicating matters is the fact that a militant group in the West Bank has claimed to have kidnapped an Israeli civilian, a claim not yet verified but being taken very seriously by Israeli security forces - as is the threat that more kidnappings could follow...
...Even as his focus in the days and weeks ahead is on immediate military action, in the long term Olmert's choices are unpalatable: He can heed right-wingers such as former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and simply reoccupy Gaza, or he can follow the advice of those, like his Defense Minister Amir Peretz, who insist that Israel's security ultimately requires a peace agreement with the Palestinians. The latter, of course, means dealing with a credible Palestinian government - and for the foreseeable future, Hamas would likely be the leading element of such a government. As remote as the possibility...