Indian-American Convert Elected Governor

excerpt from one of Jindals articles.

Blair Says United States, Europe Have a Shared Mission

The United States and Europe must stand together against terrorism and make it their shared mission to spread justice and liberty throughout the world, said the former British prime minister on Oct. 18. “The values we have are not our property. They are our gift to the world,” Tony Blair said in his keynote speech at the 62nd annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. Blair was given two standing ovations by the 1,100 participants at the black-tie event that raises funds for health care initiatives of the Archdiocese of New York. The formally dressed philanthropists, politicians and clergy heard some good jokes and some inspiring words during the evening, but they did not hear Blair, an Anglican, announce that he will become a Catholic, as some had speculated. Blair’s wife, Cherie, and the couple’s children are Catholic, and he regularly attends Mass with them.

Pastoral Letter on Work and Justice

Kentucky’s Catholic bishops said in a new pastoral letter that a worker’s labor needs to be honored, and that the state should ensure that more people can escape poverty. “We honor employers who provide an opportunity for meaningful work and who provide safe, humane working conditions, just wages and benefits, including retirement benefits, health insurance and liability insurance,” the bishops said in This article appears in November 5 2007.