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Is this kind of Christianity Christian?
National Catholic Reporter ^
| 02/17.05
| Joan Chittister, OSB
Posted on 02/20/2005 4:59:50 PM PST by sageb1
Is this kind of Christianity Christian? By Joan Chittister, OSB The problem with the political agenda of the Radical Right is not that they're wrong. Who isn't concerned about the so-called "moral values" on which this last presidential election is said to have hinged.
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TOPICS: Current Events; General Discusssion; Moral Issues; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: abortion; cary; christianity; conservative; hivaids; iraq; joanchittister; koran; newbie; poverty; schoolprayer; values; vedas; war
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To: Just Kimberly
Not only that, but it is a phrase which, as used, flies in direct contradiction to Vatican I, Rerum Novarum, and a host of more recent encyclicals. Her concept of "seperation of Church and State," once an Augustinian concept, is pure heresy.
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To: kstewskis
He followed up, with something brilliant I thought, in this light: "Tolerance is something that happens to one who loses their priniciples."Spot on!
To: sageb1
We saw some of that ourselves recently, perhaps. In the middle of a tight presidential election, the question of gay marriage -- a highly debatable and volatile subject which does indeed require a great deal of discussion, a veritable Solomon's circle of thinkers
Debatable? Requires discussion? Since when? Is this woman's first allegiance to God or to the Devil?
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