Author: Andrew Gerns

No gentle death

A memorial service yesterday for Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan Minister of Minorities was held yesterday at St Margaret’s Church in London,

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Faith frees us from fear

Faith and fear are intertwined. Religion can unwittingly stoke fear but there are simple ways that ordinary people can utilize faith to overcome fear.

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Obama to visit Oscar Romero’s tomb

When President Obama visits San Salvador, El Salvador, next week, he will pay a visit to the tomb of slain Archbishop Oscar Romero and attend Mass on the eve of the anniversary of his death.

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ABC Letter to the Primates

“The unanimous judgement of those who were present was that the Meeting should not see itself as a ‘supreme court’, with canonical powers, but that it should nevertheless be profoundly and regularly concerned with looking for ways of securing unity and building relationships of trust.”

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Religion and politics in the news

Maryland legislators withdraw same-sex marriage bill, Illinois abolishes the death penalty, and American Muslims say the scrutiny they receive at US border crossings is excessive.

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More jaw-jaw means less war-war

Bishop Pierre Whalon makes the case for increasing dialogue between Muslims, Christians and Jews and that an important tool to fight the tendency towards fundamentalism and radicalism is a faithful, critical reading of our holy texts.

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