The European Court of Human Rights strikes a blow against the continent's Christian heritage. It is likely that the court would not be this chary toward granting the use of Islamic symbols -- and certain that Islamic expression in Europe will continue to grow as Christianity continues to wane. "Italy school crucifixes 'barred,'" from the BBC, November 3 (thanks to all who sent this in):

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the use of crucifixes in classrooms in Italy.

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New to Oldspeak: Frank Schaeffer Talks Candidly with John W. Whitehead About New Atheism and Its Similarities to Christian Fundamentalism

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - OldSpeak, an online publication of The Rutherford Institute, hosts a provocative discussion between Frank Schaeffer, the son of Christian evangelist Francis Schaeffer and author of Patience with God: Faith for People Who Don't Like Religion (or Atheism) (Da Capo Press, 2009), and John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute.

The interview, "Patience with God: Taking on Atheists and Christian Fundamentalists," is a candid discussion of religion and its impact on American politics between two individuals, Schaeffer and Whitehead, whose ideas and actions have shaped our national dialogue on matters of religion and politics.

Some groups like the ACLU, who advocate abolition of the death penalty for murder or rape, enthusiastically endorse murder by abortion.

Many Christians and religious Jews, along with secular liberal-progresssives, sincerely oppose the death penalty for convicted murderers or rapists. They are firmly persuaded that the God-given miracle of life is too precious to leave in the hands of fallible human jurors and judges.

Almost all people agree that murder, taking matters into one's own hands without the sanction of civil justice, is forbidden. Indeed, that view is one of the oldest imbedded in society's laws.

A new video of Jeremiah Wright has surfaced, showing Barack Obama's pastor of 20 years praising Marxism and discussing his ties to communists in El Salvador and Nicaragua and the Libyan government. Equally important, Wright is being introduced in the video by Robert W. McChesney, co-founder of Free Press, an organization which has come under scrutiny for its links to the Obama Administration and dedication to the transformation and control of the private media in the U.S.

In an article in the socialist Monthly Review, "Journalism, Democracy, and Class Struggle," McChesney declared, "Our job is to make media reform part of our broader struggle for democracy, social justice, and, dare we say it, socialism."