Today on Kresta - October 5, 2010

Talking about the "things that matter most" on Oct. 5

4:00 – Catholic “Art” Exhibit Sparks Outrage in Colorado
An exhibit at a Colorado art gallery is stirring up outrage because it depicts Jesus in a sexual act. The artists piece entitled "The Misadventures of the Romantic Cannibals," is a multipanel piece in which "cultural and religious icons are presented with humor and placed in contradictory, unexpected and sometimes controversial contexts," the artist's publisher said. Dozens of protesters led by the local Catholic Church gathered at the museum over the weekend to object to the display at the publically-funded gallery, including Loveland Councilman Daryle Klassen, who failed to get the issue on the council agenda but said he'll keep pressing to have what he has called "smut" and "pornography" taken down. He joins us to discuss this disgrace.

4:20 – SCOTUS Begins New Term With New Justice
The Supreme Court began its new term on Monday, setting the stage for potentially important decisions on everything from free speech to immigration. For the first time, the high court will have three women on the bench — justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and the newly confirmed Elena Kagan, who replaces the retired leader of the court's liberal bloc, John Paul Stevens. However Justice Kagan will be deciding about half as many cases as her colleagues, the result of her previous job as the government's chief lawyer before the high court. She is recusing herself of nearly half of the docket of cases because of her involvement at some level. We talk about all of this with Dean Eugene Milhizer of Ave Maria School of Law.

4:40 – Defiant Times Square bomber gets life in prison – Declares Islamic War on America has “just begun”
A Pakistani-American warned Americans "the war with the Muslims has just begun", as he was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison for a botched attempt to bomb New York's famed Times Square."The defeat of the US is imminent and will happen in the near future," Faisal Shahzad told the court shortly before his sentence was announced."Brace yourselves because the war with the Muslims has just begun," he said. Shahzad, a US citizen who lived in Connecticut and started what resembled an ordinary American family before embracing jihadist militancy, pleaded guilty in June to the May 1 bombing attempt. The 30-year-old obtained US citizenship in April 2009, but said on Tuesday it was only a ploy. We analyze with Guy Rodgers, terrorism analyst and Executive Director of Act! for America.

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