(Right) President Bush, wearing a kippa, lights the Eternal Flame at Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. [BBC]
Thieves have stolen “the most important church in Capranica,” St. John the Evangelist’s Stations of the Cross. And of course, that is only part of the story: “Every year, thousands of churches, chapels and monasteries across Europe are robbed of their most beloved and valuable artworks. From small-time crooks trying to earn drug money to seasoned pros who snatch massive canvases, art thieves are erasing a significant part of the religious heritage of some of the most culturally rich countries.” [TIME magazine]
Christian Voice, “a Christian prayer and lobby group,” wants a Jesus sculpture belonging to Jewish art collector Anita Zabludowicz removed from exhibit and destroyed. Incidentally, the sculpture shows Jesus with an erection. [The Jewish Chronicle]
Syed Mokhtar, who is known for “promoting and preserving Islamic art and culture through the building and managing of the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, [and for the] refurbishment of the National Mosque and building of numerous mosques throughout Malaysia and abroad,” received the national Tokoh Maal Hijrah award. [The New Straits Times]
On a “new wind” which is “blowing within the architectural designs of Church buildings in Catholicism.” [In Pricipio erat Verbum, via Blogger News Network]
“There is something beyond bad taste in trying to squeeze show-stopping numbers out of the real diary of an adolescent girl destined to be slaughtered by the state,” writes Shirley Dent in “There’s no easy way to write about the Holocaust.” The whole piece is worth reading. [The Guardian]
(Above) Scott Marvel Cassidy’s “Hilarious Discussion With Jehovah’s Witnesses,” at Schmidt Dean Gallery. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
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