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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Explains Stand on Homosexuality to Council of Europe "Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin" By John-Henry Westen STRASBOURG, October 3, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In his first visit to the Council of Europe on a     mission to discuss inter-religious dialogue, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexy II, gave a spirited defence of Christian morality. He noted that the notion of human rights in Europe stems, at least in part from Christian morality. "Yet today there occurs a break between human rights and morality, and this break threatens the European civilization," he warned. "We can see...

Cannon returned to museum after missing for nine years Montana museum relic stolen by antiques thief who confessed to theft before he died in 2004 DILLON, Mont. - A small cannon, taken from the back room of a museum here by a compulsive antiques thief, has been returned nine years later. Assistant police chief Paul Craft said it gave him "great pleasure" to return the cannon to the museum's board of directors of the Beaverhead County Museum on Thursday night. The cannon, a handmade piece dating from the 1890s, was used in ceremonies when Dillon area soldiers went to war...

A Minnesota doctor has developed a treatment to help people who suffer from kleptomania. Many people believe kleptomania and shoplifting are the same. Kleptomaniacs experience an irresistible urge to steal, but unlike common criminals, kleptomaniacs often feel incredible guilt. Sometimes, they even return stolen goods. Don Bronski does not know where his desire to steal came from or why. “I was in a store buying something and I got this need, this compulsion, this drive to steal a can of spices,” said Bronski, who suffers from kleptomania. Bronski kept stealing, and kept getting caught. After his fourth arrest, a Hennepin...