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Radical Faith
Exploring fundamentals of faith in a changed world
 

Few members of The Church pause to think carefully about what it is they belong to. As an organisation it is the most powerful the world has ever seen. Its roots lie deep in history. And yet the great edifice seems to be slowly crumbling in the Western world.

For those who are curious about the current conflicts in Christianity and the huge tensions between Church and the secular outlook, The Great Divide attempts to present a way of making sense of it all. A new world-view is taking shape, one which undermines all its predecessors.


Beyond the Fringe
For those who are open to venturing beyond  traditional Christian teaching, some challenging viewpoints are presented here.

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consuming problem for modern-day atheists is how to retain a decent moral imperative for society while simultaneously denying the source of that morality - that is, revelation by God of what is right and what is wrong. Terry Eagleton reviews Religion for Atheists, pointing out that its author, Alain de Botton, comes from a long line of those who hijack other people's beliefs, empty them of content, and redeploy them in the name of social order. Such secularised religion is a bogus solution, scorned by worthier unbelievers.


30/06/2012

Church Watch

 
Pope Benedict XVI has warned that Christianity risks oblivion in many parts of the world [More]
 
Frederico Lombardi, Head of the Vatican's Press Office, has denied charges by Archbishop Carlo Vigano of financial corruption and mismanagement in the Church [More]
 

Toris Young, a Baptist Pastor from New Orleans, USA, has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $1m from disaster aid funds [More]

According to a prominent Catholic priest in Ireland, clerical celibacy will soon be a thing of the past [More]

The Russian Orthodox Church's Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia has announced that he will not meet the Pope until outstanding issues are resolved [More]

The Fiji Government has put into permanent law a requirement that churches get permits to hold meetings [More]
 
Obiter Dictum
Kelly Boggs ponders on Russian roulette and the uncertainties of safe-sex


Essays on Church censorship