The Read International For 12/23/08: Rick Warren Has Nothing On The Pope
Today's top international stories:
Apparently, Rick Warren has nothing on the Pope. Comments from Benedict XVI have drawn real ire from the gay community for his rather harsh comments (through that is very subjective, of course).
And here are some responses from prominent gay figures overseas:
Also on the BBC today:
2. Vladmir Putin says the days of easily affordable gas maybe over. Funny, a gas industry separate from the oil industry.
3. And Iraq is giving Britain and other countries the same benefit of doing a little slight alteration like the United States has done. They have the option to stay longer in the country if they want to.
From the CBC:
1.Afghanistan is pissed with NATO in regards to the number of air raids and nighttime raids have transpired in their country.
2. Canada has voiced its concern on Iran closing its Human Rights Center.
And on Al Jazeera, get this stunning development coming out of Guinea today, as an uprising of the government has taken place, Thanks to the death of longtime authoritarian Lansana Conte:
Apparently, Rick Warren has nothing on the Pope. Comments from Benedict XVI have drawn real ire from the gay community for his rather harsh comments (through that is very subjective, of course).
Gay groups and activists have reacted angrily after Pope Benedict XVI said that mankind needed to be saved from a destructive blurring of gender.
Speaking on Monday, Pope Benedict said that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour was as important as protecting the environment.
And here are some responses from prominent gay figures overseas:
The comments were "irresponsible and unacceptable", the UK's Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM) said.
Vladimir Luxuria, a transgender former Italian MP, called his words "hurtful".
LGCM head Rev Sharon Ferguson said the Pope's remarks justified "gay bashing" and bullying.
Mark Dowd, strategist for Christian environmental group Operation Noah, said the comments betrayed "a lack of openness to the complexity of creation".
Also on the BBC today:
2. Vladmir Putin says the days of easily affordable gas maybe over. Funny, a gas industry separate from the oil industry.
3. And Iraq is giving Britain and other countries the same benefit of doing a little slight alteration like the United States has done. They have the option to stay longer in the country if they want to.
From the CBC:
1.Afghanistan is pissed with NATO in regards to the number of air raids and nighttime raids have transpired in their country.
2. Canada has voiced its concern on Iran closing its Human Rights Center.
And on Al Jazeera, get this stunning development coming out of Guinea today, as an uprising of the government has taken place, Thanks to the death of longtime authoritarian Lansana Conte:
Guinea's army has staged a coup after the death of Lansana Conte, the president for 24 years.The detah of the dictator, who was ill for a long time, could spark even further serious problems, including a fractured nation:
A statement read out on state radio on Tuesday, just hours after Conte's death was announced, said that the government had been dissolved and the constitution suspended.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Richard Cornwell, the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa, said: "We've been expecting for some years that Lansana Conte's health would eventually give in ... and there had been no preparation for any sort of succession.The Read International, peace.
"This was to be anticipated. It was a last resort, but really it was an only resort.
"What we were really worried about, more than even a coup was the fact that the army might split and this would result in civil war.
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