GOOD QUESTION
Fr Joseph Huneycutt wants to know why the radio reporters always refer to Najaf as the "the holy city of Najaf" -- but rarely to Jerusalem as "the holy city of Jerusalem" -- or Rome as "the holy city of Rome." (See his post for 12-Aug-04. For some reason there aren't links to each of his individual posts)

And what about the holy city of Turlock? At one point in the 40's we were in the Guinness Book of World Records for having more churches per capita than any other city in the country. Of course, that has all changed -- boy has it changed. But I'm sure there are still a few people around who think of this as the holy city of Turlock.

Hint: I don't think the media has any particular prejudice toward Najaf or Muslims.