Pastoral and Political
There is perhaps a fuller sense of context than critics of the Archbishop’s recent comments are willing to acknowledge. Not only is the Archbishop addressing the complex socio-political situation in England, but his spiritual guidance extends to parts of the African continent in which tension between Muslims and Christians often leads to mistrust, at the least, and bloodshed at worst. For the Archbishop, this is perhaps as much a pastoral issue as a political one. This is a very difficult balance to hold on a public stage.
As for the accommodation of the Scriptural assertions of any faith tradition in civil law, I believe that would occur only through the course of legislative debate on a given point. The civic debate could well contain elements of the implicit values of various faith traditions, and would succeed or fail based upon the reasonableness of the argument to legislate that given point.
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Jim Cooper
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February 15, 2008; 7:43 AM ET
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Posted by: Voto "HiLLARY Clinton" para el Presidente ahora! | February 17, 2008 10:31 AM
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The controversy is strictly a British dilemma. The British don't have guaranteed freedom of the press. They don't have the Bill of Rights. They have an official church. The British have a monarchy and a rigid class system.
If Americans liked the British system, we Colonials wouldn't have chucked them out.
Posted by: Johnny B. Goode | February 16, 2008 1:16 PM
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Rev. Dr. Cooper,
So row this Rowan's intellectual boat,
And soon you'll find, it's not afloat.
Posted by: Norrie Hoyt | February 15, 2008 6:52 PM
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Is the reverend aware that Trinity Church's John Heuss House for the homeless practices unlawful acts including forcing the homeless to hand over their money for "safekeeping" in an interest bearing account under Trinity's name? That if the homeless don't do it, they are kicked out?
Is he aware that they hand out medication and the people handing it out are not licensed doctors or pharmacists?
Is he aware that they try to control the homeless' every move, every spoken word, every activity? That Damaris Henry, one of the phony social workers forces people who are NOT disabled to apply for SSI?
He is an incompetent, reckless, nasty, uncaring fool.