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What's in a name?

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Elissa Lerner: Of all the exciting things the Pope could be talking about this week (the vote in Sudan, the ongoing agony in Coptic Egypt, even taking a stand on the misuse of the term ‘blood libel’), here is Pope Benedict XVI’s big cause of the moment: Christian names. Yes, it looks like the Pope wants you to consider naming your baby after a biblical figure. Apparently the Apple Martins, Suri Cruises, and Brooklyn Beckhams of the world have gotten out of control. Conveniently, the Pope’s suggestion arrived on the same day as David and Victoria Beckham announced they were expecting. (And we all know, everyone copies celebrity trends.) Continue Reading →

What’s in a name?

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Elissa Lerner: Of all the exciting things the Pope could be talking about this week (the vote in Sudan, the ongoing agony in Coptic Egypt, even taking a stand on the misuse of the term ‘blood libel’), here is Pope Benedict XVI’s big cause of the moment: Christian names. Yes, it looks like the Pope wants you to consider naming your baby after a biblical figure. Apparently the Apple Martins, Suri Cruises, and Brooklyn Beckhams of the world have gotten out of control. Conveniently, the Pope’s suggestion arrived on the same day as David and Victoria Beckham announced they were expecting. (And we all know, everyone copies celebrity trends.) Continue Reading →

What’s in a name?

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Elissa Lerner: Of all the exciting things the Pope could be talking about this week (the vote in Sudan, the ongoing agony in Coptic Egypt, even taking a stand on the misuse of the term ‘blood libel’), here is Pope Benedict XVI’s big cause of the moment: Christian names. Yes, it looks like the Pope wants you to consider naming your baby after a biblical figure. Apparently the Apple Martins, Suri Cruises, and Brooklyn Beckhams of the world have gotten out of control. Conveniently, the Pope’s suggestion arrived on the same day as David and Victoria Beckham announced they were expecting. (And we all know, everyone copies celebrity trends.) Continue Reading →

Sudans

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Abby Ohlheiser: In the collective gasp that followed the shooting in Tucson on Saturday, the story of the ongoing voting on a referendum for southern independence in Sudan was all but lost. We’re still catching up at The Revealer secret headquarters ourselves. Consensus in the coverage seems to be that the southern third of Sudan, which is mostly Christian and Animist, will vote for secession from the northern part of the country, which has a Muslim majority. Continue Reading →