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Radical
Faith
Exploring fundamentals of faith in a changed world
Many
people think that the Christian Church has a substantial,
well-thought-out body of teaching about Sex
- the strongest instinct apart from that which drives every person to
survive. That's far from true, which might explain why Christianity is
so often equated with a powerfully negative approach to the subject. Our
knowledge of Jesus gives us few clues - so what are we to make of an
activity which is seldom far from our minds during the daily round?
Sermons
From the Margins
In Leftovers,
Anthony Freeman considers the conflict between two approaches in
the gospels to giving. One stresses that true giving demands an
heroic, sacrificial spirit. The other makes do with giving what
is left over after all the bills have been paid. Which sort of
giving is the one Jesus would stress? Do we have to give until
it hurts, just as did the widow who gave her last few cents?
Albert
Schweitzerwas a highly
influential figure in the 20th century - one whose true significance has
been obscured by an absurdly inflated personality cult which grew up
around him. His "Quest of the Historical Jesus" was published
in 1906, effectively halting most probing thought into the historicity
of the traditional portrait of Jesus for half a century. His negative
vision of Jesus as a tragic figure, deluded in his self-importance, has
not stood the test of time.
03/07/2008
Church
Watch
Joseph
Creegan, a Catholic ex-priest in Scotland, has taken
his Church to an employment tribunal, alleging unfair
dismissal [More]
Bishop Diomid
of the Russian Orthodox Church in Chukotka has been
expelled for accusing his Church of an unholy alliance
with the Kremlin [More]
[and background]
Charles Bennison,
Anglican Bishop of Pennsylvania, USA, has been found
guilty by an ecclesiastical court of covering up his
brother's sexual abuse of a young girl [More]
Raymond Zambelli, Rector and Treasurer of
the Lourdes Shrine in France, is under investigation
after over $700 000 was found in his personal bank account [More]
Bernard Fellay, Head of the Society of Pius X, has
rejected the terms offered by the Vatican for the group's
return to the Catholic Church [More]
The Catholic Archdiocese of Denver, USA, is to pay $5.5
million to settle 14 cases of child abuse by its priests [More]
