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The author has written an interesting opinion piece on the ‘problems of evil’ and the value of faith. In something Photo: Doha Sunrise. James Porteous How to Pray to a God You Don’t Believe In 02 May 2022 | Scott Hershovitz | New York Times The world is awful at the moment. Millions have died…
Nelson Mandela once said that “hating someone is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die” Photo: Cemetery in Wilton, UK. Photo by James Porteous 17 April 2022 | Bishop Philip Huggins | P&I Forgiveness from the heart is profoundly beneficial and very demanding. That is why the Cross is such an enduring…
Wearing a form of head covering is the most visible symbol of Islam in the west – and the most misunderstood. 31 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News It is rather astounding that, after a year of near-universal face-covering, we are still trying to force people to defend personal choices. At the outbreak…
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Photo: File-This April 12, 1976, file photo shows Reverend Ernest W. Angley, Faith Healer from Grace Cathedral, Norfolk, Va. A newspaper reports that the Ohio televangelist advised church members not to have children, encouraged people to shun those who leave the fold and used free labor at his for-profit businesses. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Bruce Colwell)…
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Top Photo: A convoy of vehicles from the Mexican Army patrol during the visit of Monsignor Franco Coppola in Aguililla community, state of Michoacan, Mexico on Friday.(Enrique Castro / AFP / Getty Images) 23 April 2021 | Patrick J. McDonnell, Cecilia Sánchez | Los Angeles Times (original link) The town of Aguililla, situated deep in…
Finally some actual leadership. Now we see if ‘government leaders’ and their bosses listen. Exclusive: almost 150 religious heads say ‘every person is precious’ as they demand end to vaccine nationalism 27 April 2021 Harriet Sherwood | The Guardian (original link) Faith leaders are calling on states and pharmaceutical companies to produce and distribute enough…
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