Dutch Justice Minister Refuses To Bar Madonna's Concert

As Madonna's "Confessions" concert tour moves through Europe, Christian groups continue-- unsuccessfully-- to protest her mock crucifixion scene. On Friday, Netherlands' Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner refused requests by the Protestant Reform Party to block her appearance. CBC reported yesterday that Donner told those opposing Madonna's act; "Judgment over whether the event in question constitutes blasphemy is not up to the justice minister, but up to prosecutors and ultimately a judge." (See prior related posting.)