Commonweal.
Like many other books which appear at the start of a new president’s term, this work examines the man in question in light of broader political or cultural developments.
And like other books of this ilk, Faggioli’s is short (161 pages) and contains little about the subject which is noteworthy or new.
The structure is basic. After providing some historical context on Catholicism and public life in America, the author examines this further by looking at the different experiences of the four Catholics who have been presidential nominees: Al Smith (who discovered to his cost in 1928 that anti-Catholic bigotry ran very deep), John F. Kennedy (who succeeded by emphasising the private nature of his religious beliefs), John Kerry (whose pro-abortion views generated criticism from the Church in 2004) and lastly, Joe Biden.
Professor Chad Bauman of Indiana’s Butler University is an expert in Hindu-Christian relations. His book, Anti-Christian Violence in India, was published in September 2020. In it, Bauman describes the different theoretical approaches regarding anti-Christian violence in India, while laying out the history of Hindu-Christian relations and looking at the increasing persecution which has been afflicting Indian Christians.
Surprisingly, anti-Christian violence was rare in India until recently. Christianity is far from new in the overwhelmingly Hindu country, having first been introduced to India by Thomas the Apostle.
In recent years though, anti-Christian sentiments have grown more common, which is increasingly resulting in violence at a time when Hindu nationalism is experiencing a resurgence.
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The following cases were heard on February 15
David Gregory, aged 41, of Avenue Bernard, Brackley, drink-driving, no licence, no insurance; disqualified 18 months, fined £80, surcharge to fund victim services £34, costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Liam Patrick Kieran Blanchfield, aged 20, of Barrack Road, Northampton, breached court order; fined £90.
Northampton Magistrates Court
Craig Anthony Church, aged 35, Obelisk Rise, Northampton, assault; community order to carry out unpaid work, pay compensation of £100, surcharge £90, costs £620,
Anthony James Revell, aged 34, of Packwood Crescent, Earls Barton, driving while disqualified, taking vehicle without consent, no insurance; disqualified 12 months, carry out unpaid work.
Colin Bees, aged 34, of Colwyn Road, Northampton, drug-driving, failed to stop after an accident; disqualified 18 months, carry out unpaid work, surcharge £95, costs £85.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM-T) finished narrowly higher in the wake of reporting higher first-quarter profit helped by lively capital markets and strong performance from its U.S. operations.
As with four other major banks that reported earnings earlier this week, CIBC’s results also received a significant boost from a sharp drop in provisions for credit losses, which are the funds banks set aside to cover loans that may default. CIBC’s provisions fell 44 per cent year over year, to $147-million.