There was a time when Europe would have proudly proclaimed its Christianity. *sigh* Maybe missionaries from Africa can make some headway.

Constitutionally Unchristian
By Francis X. Rocca

“Pope John Paul II this week repeated his call for the forthcoming European constitution to acknowledge Europe’s Christian heritage. Three days later, the presidents of Poland and Lithuania (two of the 10 nations entering the European Union next year) joined the leaders of Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain in supporting the Pope’s idea. High officials of the Anglican and several Orthodox churches have also lent their endorsement.”

And my mom thought the nuns in Catholic school were bad…

Angry Moroccan teacher throws pupils out of window

“RABAT, Morocco (Reuters) — Two Moroccan schoolboys were injured Monday when their teacher threw them out of a first floor classroom window for being too noisy, an Education Ministry official said. “

This is nothing to sneeze at. At least don’t turn your nose up at it. I think you get the point 😉

Finding a cure for the common needle
Inhaled vaccines are slowly turning syringes into antiques
By Brad Evenson

“All his life, James Lehmans has hated needles. The Toronto engraver howled during his baby immunizations. His father had to hold him down for his smallpox jab in 1970. Once, when his employer sent him to Mozambique on business, Lehmans,47, took a handful of tranquilizers to get through his yellow fever immunization. ‘My dentist uses hypnosis,’ he says. ‘If he didn’t, all my teeth would be gone now.’ So when Lehmans heard he could get flu vaccine by a squirt up the nose instead of a needle, he raced to a clinic in Detroit to get it.”