Inappropriate and Insensitive
Runaway Raft on the Tigris, 1875In the second week of January, according to Harper's Weekly Review, "Pat Robertson apologized to Ariel Sharon's son, Omri, for being 'inappropriate and insensitive' when he said that Sharon's illness was God's punishment. It remained unclear, however, whether Robertson would once again be permitted to build a theme park by the Sea of Galilee."
Also: "A Maryland school superintendent decided to lift a ban on the book The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things in high-school libraries; the ban remained in effect for middle-school libraries."





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