PITY THE POOR MAINLINE PASTORBeing a mainline Protestant Minister in the suburbs of a major American city is a difficult task when some of the congregants get their concept of political reality from Fox News, most are older semi-conservatives and there is a smattering of left-wing progressives. Perhaps, most important of all, is that one-third of those who make substantial pledges think that Rush Limbaugh is kind of an OK guy.So, what does one say from the pulpit when one...
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OBVIOUSLY ONE NEED NOT BE A "SOCIALIST" (WHATEVER THAT IS, I KNOW AT LEAST EIGHT DIFFERENT IMPORTANT VARIETIES) TO USE THE BIBLICAL QUOTES BELOW.Socialism is Practical Christianity(Written for the People's National Party—P. N. P.-of Jamaica, 1965)By Bertell OllmanIs this true? Listen to the words of Jesus and decide for yourselves whether Socialism is Practical Christianity.SOCIALISM MEANS BROTHERHOOD:"all ye are brethren." (Matthew"23;8)"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."(Matthew: 22; 39)"All things whatsoever you would that men should...
FROM THE WASHINGTON POSTPosted at 02:02 PM ET, 08/12/2011From Jesus’ socialism to capitalistic ChristianityBy Gregory PaulA truly strange thing has happened to American Christianity. A set of profound contradictions have developed within modern conservative Christianity, big and telling inconsistencies that have long slipped under the radar of public knowledge, and are only now beginning to be explicitly noted by critics of the religious and economic right.Here is what is peculiar. Many conservative Christians, mostly Protestant but also a...
FROM CLIMATE AND CAPITALISMPosted on September 2, 2013Toxic legacy of US assault on Fallujah 'worse than Hiroshima'More proof that the U.S. military is the world’s worst and deadliest polluter,from The Independent (UK) July 24, 2013.Toxic legacy of US assault on Fallujah ‘worse than Hiroshima’Dramatic increases in infant mortality, cancer and leukaemia in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which was bombarded by US Marines in 2004, exceed those reported...
FROM CLIMATE AND CAPITALISMThe looming threat of water scarcityby Supriya KumarVital SignsSome 1.2 billion people—almost one fifth of the world—live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1.6 billion face what can be called economic water shortage. The situation is only expected to worsen as population growth, climate change, investment and management shortfalls, and inefficient use of existing resources restrict the amount of water...
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