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2002-12-01 Europe

Pope laments ''clash of civilizations''...

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-12-01 11:10 am|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 C'mon, all those years of listening to confessions and no idea about evil? I say three cheers for the Pope! And bravo to President Bush for setting an example of religious tolerance! (Even though I disagree with almost everything else Bush stands for.) Given that someone has just written an entire book about GW being a psychopathic person, this old hippie song from Cleveland goes out with best wishes to the Prez and to Rantburg too:
"Put out a little clear energy, and it'll come back at you, not always how you want it to, but it'll come back at you. Put out hate and anger and you can get that too, coming right back at you, right back at you. Now is the time to let your love light shine, turn your love light on, let it shine." (John Bassette)

Why a Church, if its primary purpose isn't fighting evil? As a German major studying WWII and the Holocaust, it became clear to me that even though God couldn't possibly exist, it's still important to have a Church that provides a place for people can to come together in their suffering and their grief. (The makings of a Buddhist.) Theological considerations aside, from a purely Macheavellian (sp.?) standpoint, the only way out of our jam is to con the world's 6 billion inhabitants into adopting religious views that don't require capping folks or blowing shit up. Try this comment from a 9-11 survivor who's still having nightmares for a more practical viewpoint on ecumenicism.

Posted by sassafrass 2002-12-01 12:15:59|| [sassafrass.pitas.com] 2002-12-01 12:15:59|| Front Page Top

#2 I am not at all surprised at this slop from any leadership of any religious group. They are usually most interested in not offending anyone that might be a possible candidate for conversion. I do find that religious leaders "on the ground" are much more in sync with the beliefs of their people and find it much more easy to "point the finger".

As for that slop from sassafrass, I am too disgusted to take it seriously. How does studying German and the Holacaust make one an expert on Islamic terrorism, national security and the question of whether or not God exists? You're lucky He's mercifull enough to allow the existance of loons like you. And you can take your energy and shove it up your....

Posted by Scott 2002-12-02 10:29:43|| 2002-12-02 10:29:43|| Front Page Top

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