Tag: Faith and terror

Sometimes people think that religion grants us a “get out of jail free” card when it comes to unethical practices. It allows us to shift the blame – “I’m not sexist – God is: read your Bible” or “I’m not sexist – the Catholic church is, but we can’t change until it does”. I see this as a perversion of the radical equality that we find in the gospel of Christ. I am grieved that the church, of all institutions, is the one that compromises justice and equality.

UPDATED: Tottenham’s faith leaders, politicians and youth leaders from across the local community attended a Vigil of Hope, in a united response to the weekend’s violence.

… in an imagined cosmic warfare time is suspended, and history is transcended as the activists imagine themselves to be acting out timeless roles in a sacred drama. The tragedy is that these religious fantasies are played out in real time, with real and cruel consequences.

Residential schools were used to force assimilation by removing aboriginal children from their bonds with their families, cultures, and languages. As well, countless stories of physical, sexual, emotional, and mental abuse have been shared, and many of the effects of this abuse can be felt in aboriginal communities today.

Church officials – both Episcopalian and Catholic – owe their parishioners and the public an explanation and an apology for recklessly giving him access to children. They must also publicly and aggressively seek out others who may have seen, suspected or suffered Parry’s crimes. To stay silent or do nothing is irresponsible.

Spain has indicted 20 Salvadoran military officials for the 1989 murders of 8 Jesuits and 2 women according to

I’ve never understood the celebration of the death of any human being. Somehow our God-given humanity is diminished when someone celebrates the violent death of another child of God.

Bishops, clergy and lay leaders reflect on the death of Osama bin Laden

“Even the most firmly convinced just-war Christian has no business expressing anything other than penitent relief at this turn of events. The litany of biblical texts and theological principles that speak against revenge, warfare, and unilateralism should not need repeating.”