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Catholics and Anglicans
*Sightings* 11/05/09 A Limited Ecumenism — Ryan McCarl As reported in *Sightings* last Monday, the Vatican announced two weeks ago that it was setting up a new canonical structure, or Apostolic Constitution, to facilitate the conversion of disaffected Anglican traditionalists to Catholicism; the converts will be able to “enter full communion with the Catholic Church […]
Dr Hamid Tawfik, Muslim reformer shares some simple truths
In this video, Dr. Hamid Tawfik, a Muslim reformer testifies to his earlier radicalization as a medical student. This was, he says, due neither to poverty nor lack of education, but to religious passion – “my dream was just to serve God.” This dream was then formed and shaped by “religious teaching,” which radicalized him. […]
Religion in Australian Politics
Whatever happened to secular democracy? * by Ross Fitzgerald * December 28, 2009 12:00AM SUDDENLY, religion is making inroads again into Australian politics and our secular society. Not only have we now got a devout believer as Prime Minister but the Opposition Leader is even more devout. The biggest influence is in NSW. When Catholic […]
Prosperity Gospel
Did Jesus make us fat and greedy? December 25, 2009 Christianity, some say, caused the crash. Not traditional Christianity, in which next-life success depends on this-life frugality, but the new so-called prosperity gospel, whose spirituality comes wrapped in worldly expectations like prunes in bacon. Devils, you might say, on apocalyptic horseback. Prosperity churches offer credit […]
Churches unhappy with Copenhagen accord
Churches unhappy with Copenhagen accord urge ongoing action Faith groups have expressed disappointment and anger over the outcome of the United Nations talks on climate change that have ended in Copenhagen, pledging to continue to press for climate justice. “With a lack of transparency, the agreement reached this past week by some countries was negotiated […]
Why Is the Catholic Church Firing Women?
It’s what they think, not what they do. * Posted: Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:25am By Claire Bushey In her 14 years as a pastoral associate at St. Thomas the Apostle parish in Beloit, Wis., Ruth Kolpack kept quiet whenever her opinion on gay rights or women’s ordination veered away from official Catholic Church teaching. […]
Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear
Great quote from a really good book by Scott Bader-Saye…. When our moral lives are shaped by fear, and safety is worshiped as the highest good, we attempt to make health and security the primary justifications for right action. We thus lead timid lives, fearing the risks of bold gestures. Instead of being courageous, we […]
Saying No, No, No to the Ho-Ho-Ho
By HILARY STOUT Published: December 23, 2009 The tree was the first problem. “You cut down a tree and you’re going to throw it out in three weeks,” he said. “If you get a plastic tree, you’re wasting petroleum.” Then there was the whole matter of buying gifts. “I think it’s great that people are […]
U S is culprit for Copenhagen failure but shifts blame to China
US is culprit for Copenhagen failure but shifts blame to China GEORGE MONBIOT December 24, 2009 The last time global negotiations collapsed like this was in Doha in 2001. After the trade talks fell apart, the World Trade Organisation assured delegates that there was nothing to fear: they would move to Mexico, where a deal […]
Prosperity Gospel and the World Financial Crisis
America’s mainstream religious denominations used to teach the faithful that they would be rewarded in the afterlife. But over the past generation, a different strain of Christian faith has proliferated—one that promises to make believers rich in the here and now. Known as the prosperity gospel, and claiming tens of millions of adherents, it fosters […]
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