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Hans Kung on the Pope’s latest blunder

Posted in Cahtolic Church, Christianity, Ecumenism, Religion, tagged , , on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Guardian published an article written by Hans Kung, the well known Catholic Theologian about the Pope’s recent initiative towards the Anglicans. Kung describe the current Pope as “stubborn and intransigent”. Some may argue that there is some bad blood between Kung and Ratzinger. However I think that Kung’s criticism needs to be taken seriously. Here [...]

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Halloween Bible Burning Party

Posted in Christianity, tagged on October 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »

If you thought you heard it all, wait for this: an American Pastor of a Baptist Church is going to burn bibles on this year’s Halloween! He thinks that the only “inerrant” and inspired bible is the King James version and all other versions of the bible are of the devil, or Satanic as he [...]

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The Pope got it mighty wrong again

Posted in Anglican Church, Cahtolic Church, Christianity, Ecumenism, Religion, tagged , on October 22, 2009 | 8 Comments »

This week the Vatican announced that they are going to open the way for the Anglicans to join the Catholic Church and making provision for those that join to keep some of their Anglican traditions. As one that worked for a number of years closely with Catholics, Anglicans, Scottish Episcopalian, etc.. this move from the [...]

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Death penalty verdict inspired by Bible in Texas

Posted in Christianity, Culture and Christianity, Discrimination, Politics on October 13, 2009 | 12 Comments »

It is reported that members of a jury in Texas used the Bible (as an inspiration and a law book, it appears) to sentence a man to his death. What are the dangers in replacing the legislation of the land with the (selective?) rules of a sacred text?

If we use one sacred text should we [...]

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The American way: Healthcare Insurance

Posted in American Health Care reform, Quotes, Society, tagged on October 12, 2009 | 19 Comments »

Just read an article in the Guardian by Jennifer Abel in which she talks about her ‘healthcare insurance plan’. I thought some of my friends from across the pond might want to comment on this ingenious solution.
“My healthcare plan is called ‘Don’t get sick’ and it’s worked so far. But here’s my emergency back-up plan: [...]

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Imagine a world like this

Posted in Christianity, Culture and Christianity, Eshcatology, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized on October 8, 2009 | 4 Comments »

I am still here but with less time available for blogging. Apologies to those who expected more from me!
Just read Andrew Brown’s post on his Guardian Blog. Well I didn’t heed his advise and clicked on the links and I was left with imagining the nightmare world that would result should such a conservative project [...]

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