In the news

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/12/2010121152615567263.html

argh.

The cables also reveal that the Vatican has been opposed to Turkey joining the EU. The Catholic leadership were reportedly concerned that the accession of a Muslim country to the political bloc would undermine Europe's "Christian roots".

and

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2010/12/2010121015160984116.html

Hundreds of Israeli rabbis have signed a religious edict forbidding Jews from renting or selling homes or land to Arabs and other non-Jews. The public letter instructs Jews to "ostracise" those who disobey the order, which is widely viewed as an attack on the country's Palestinian citizens.

secularism ftw