Massacre Raises Issue of Gun Control in Europe

“WAIBLINGEN, Germany: As a portrait emerged of the troubled teenager who rampaged through his former school in a murderous spree this week, German police and officials on Friday distanced themselves on Friday from their initial assertion that the killer had signaled his intention on the Internet.” > more.
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Advent and Christmas

Have a closer look to what christmas means. It’s not the Coca-Cola-Santa-Claus, whom we owe christmas. It was more something like a small child, that came from outside our imagination into this world with all its disharmony and questions. > more.
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Islam According to Gallup

Dalia Mogahed spoke at July’s Common Word Conference at Yale University, where hundreds of moderate Muslims and evangelical Christian scholars met seeking better understanding. As senior analyst and executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, Mogahed travels widely, engaging audiences on what Muslims think. Her analysis has appeared in The Economist, The Financial Times, and The [...]

Wiesn / Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany

Nothing theological today. Just a link to the world’s most famous beer-party, the “Wiesn” or “Oktoberfest”, which takes place a few miles away from here in Munich, Germany. If interested, have a look at the homepage (… but don’t get drunk too much by looking at it…): > more.
picture: DMWyllie,flickr.com