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Posts tagged "religion"

A prayer for diversity

Neil Steinberg, a Sun-Times columnist, ponders whether there is a “prayer for diversity.” This enormous bounty — the dream of so many oppressed faiths for centuries — is not good enough for some. Believing their faiths to be drops of Truth from the lips of God, they want — no, they insist — that everybody else practice... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 23, 2012 at 12:52 pm
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Newt Gingrich: The next Catholic president?

It came as a surprise to me to, even though I’m Catholic, that he is a convert. Here is a very informative article about the man. Hat tip to Blithe Spirit... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
December 21, 2011 at 11:54 am
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Notre Dame University again betrays Catholic pro-life principles

Notre Dame University again betrays Catholic pro-life principles
Roxanne M. Martino It did it by appointing to its board of trustees Roxanne M. Martino, a campaign contributor to political candidates who are strongly opposed to the Church’s teachings on life. The Cardinal Newman Society revealed her history: A review of Martino’s contribution history on City-Data.com (see here and here) revealed that she gave a... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 22, 2011 at 11:52 am
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St. Sabina's: Parishioners' faith, not Fr. Pfleger is the question

You’d think that they weren’t on the same side. Cardinal Francis George and Father Michael Pfleger are both ordained priests of the Roman Catholic Church. According to that faith, both have direct lineage to the apostles and Christ. Both believe in and administer the sacraments. Both espouse virtue and condemn evil. Both are shepherds. But here we are... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 10, 2011 at 3:01 pm
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St. Sabina's: Parishioners' faith, not Fr. Pfleger is the question

You’d think that they weren’t on the same side. Cardinal Francis George and Father Michael Pfleger are both ordained priests of the Roman Catholic Church. According to that faith, both have direct lineage to the apostles and Christ. Both believe in and administer the sacraments. Both espouse virtue and condemn evil. Both are shepherds. But here we are... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 10, 2011 at 3:00 pm
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Is Father Pfleger the Christ?

( Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune / March 20, 2011 ) Father Michael Pfleger gives prayers to his parishioners after the end of mass at St. Sabina Church. With his future at St. Sabina Catholic Church in doubt, a tired-sounding Pfleger stood in front of his parish Sunday and asked for its prayers. Two things puzzle... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
April 28, 2011 at 11:42 am
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Something that gays and Christians should be able to agree on

In Afghanistan, a convert to Christianity faces the death sentence. And, according to some Islamic scholars, homosexuality likewise is to be punished by a death sentence. This is what we are told is what the Koran requires of such “crimes.” Well, if stoning a woman–but not a man–for adultery also is required, then I guess... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
February 21, 2011 at 2:28 pm
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Read, don't burn, a Koran

Some fool wants us to burn a Koran. Terry Jones, a Florida preacher, has thousands of the Muslim holy books ready to toss on the pyre on Sept. 11–the anniversary of the attacks on America and the end of Ramadan. Fear that it will cause deaths of Americans overseas brings a shrug of his shoulders... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
September 7, 2010 at 6:03 pm
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Obama's religion? Not our business.

Too much is being made of President Barack Obama’s religious beliefs. Or whether he has them. Is he Chrisitan or Muslim? Does he practice his religion? Why hasn’t he picked a church in Washinton D.C. where he is a regular congregant? What do Americans think his religion is? This has gone way overboard. It reminds... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
August 23, 2010 at 2:38 pm
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A mosque at Ground Zero will hurt Islam more than us

TUGS.setInitCount('{"rate_summary":{"total_score":360,"average":72,"total_count":5}}'); TUGS.tugsURL = "http://discussions.chicagotribune.com/"; TUGS.init_starRating(); In any legal or constitutional showdown over whether a mosque can be built near Ground Zero, the mosque would win, hands down. The First Amendment of the Constitution requires it. The amendment, perhaps the most cherished of the Bill of Rights, guarantees that government may not interfere with the practice... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
August 17, 2010 at 10:42 am
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