http://viennanet.info “Stepping out of line” Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:58:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Herbert Kuhner Before being elected Pope in 2005, it was Cardinal Ratzinger who headed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican department that enforced the rules. The BBC documentary Sexual Crimes and the Vatican chronicles a 1962 directive from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. "The document ... http://viennanet.info/polemics/holy-roman-shenanigans Herbert Kuhner Heinz-Christian Strache in Haaretz on March 5th: "The Wehrmacht committed crimes like any other army, and the deserters should be treated like deserters in any other army....Neo-Nazism? It's just a spirit which "does not really exist." (1) Was Austria the victim or the perpetrator in World War II? Or was ... http://viennanet.info/polemics/austrian-deserters-from-the-wehrmacht Herbert Kuhner A contorted "manikin piss," with the stream directed orally, symbolizes man's capacity for self-nourishment. It was set up at the Salzburg Festival as art, but its practicality belies that categorization. And the act depicted is not an innovation; Gunter Brus, the actionist, has been doing precisely that for decades. A ... http://viennanet.info/polemics/the-death-of-art-2   Einladung  Lyrikabend mit Gedichten aus der einzigartigen Sammlung von Herbert Kuhner (Lyriker, Dramatiker, Übersetzer, Poet) Mit ausgewählten Gedichten bedeutender jüdischer LyrikerInnen (Alter Brody, Else Keren, Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, Tamar Radzyner, Stella Rotenberg, Thomas Sessler, Herbert Kuhner) Es interpretieren: Rita Dummer, Karsten Rühl, Herbert Kuhner Republikanischer Club, Rockhgasse 1- 1010 Wien 25.Feb 2010 19Uhr Rita DUMMER & Karsten ... http://viennanet.info/poetry/%e2%80%9ehutet-euch-vor-verzweiflung%e2%80%9c Herbert Kuhner Father Gerhard Maria Wagner of Windischgarsten, Upper Austria, posits: "They are God's punishment for man's sinful behavior." "Hurricane Katrina was a result of spiritual pollution. It is surely not an accident that all five of New Orleans' abortion clinics, as well as nightclubs were destroyed. It's not just any old city ... http://viennanet.info/polemics/father-wagner-explains-natural-catastrophes The people you should know are the people you wouldn't want to know. http://viennanet.info/polemics/opera-ball-vienna Herbert Kuhner CNN lags behind Fox in the polls. Why? The answer is simple: Fox puts on a better show. Malice always sells well. Morality - less so. Some say that CNN has an assortment of carney barkers and kindergarten teachers that would be more appropriate for Sesame Street and that the news is presented as a ... http://viennanet.info/polemics/cnn%e2%80%99s-paragon-of-virtue Herbert Kuhner The Tenth Anniversary of the Schüssel-Haider Tandem Is Upon Us Here They Are Taking Positions on Bygone Days: Wolfgang Schüssel: Austria Victim not Perpetrator Question: Does Austria consider itself as a perpetrator or victim 60 years after the war? Wolfgang Schüssel: I believe that this question has been decided. The country (Austria) was ... http://viennanet.info/polemics/schu%cc%88ssel-haider-tandem Tony Blair to Iraq Inquiry, Jan. 30, 2010: "Frankly, I would do it all again....Blair's cockeyed logic: "If Saddam hadn't been removed "today we would have a situation where Iraq was competing with Iran both in terms of nuclear capability and in respect of support of terrorist groups."   Thumbs Down on Blair! Opposition ... http://viennanet.info/polemics/blair-unrepentant According to "Profil(e)"Austria is in the lead. You're Number One on the European Tally of Smokers. Austria, you may be runner-up to Hungary on Suicide, but you're two up on Hungary in Smoking. Harry Congratulates the Champion! from The Grey Haze/Der blaue Dunst There are thousands, millions, billions of chimneys polluting the atmosphere of the world that are ... http://viennanet.info/polemics/congratulations-austria