Knee-Jerk reaction.Matthew Rothschild's Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. in the March issue ("Hidden Passages") highlights a particular concern of mine: that the President's stated religiosity re·li·gi·os·i·ty n. 1. The quality of being religious. 2. Excessive or affected piety. Noun 1. religiosity - exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal religiousism, pietism, religionism has resulted in a negative, knee-jerk reaction from the secular left The secular left is a term used to describe members of the left-wing who are also secularists (they support separation of church and state, a secular state, and a secular education). The secular left is not necessarily opposed to the religious left. that impeaches the very notion that faith and political expression derived from faithful discernment have any place in the public square. President Bush makes no secret of his religious zeal, but like so many in this country who profess faith in Christ, his piety seems a little contrived. For the President, faith becomes a means of justifying himself, his life, and by extension, his Presidency. It seems to me that the answer to this is not to tar all faithful expression with the same brush, but rather to examine what it is President Bush and his supporters are saying and measure this against what Jesus said and continues to say to millions of progressive Christians in our world today. There is a great deal that faithful expression can offer political debate. It is regrettable that the liberal theological voice has waned in recent years because its impact has been profound in the past. Abolition, civil rights, anti-war protests, and a host of other social and political initiatives have been fueled by the partnership of prophetic, liberal theology Liberal theology may refer to:
n. 1. Religious skepticism or indifference. 2. The view that religious considerations should be excluded from civil affairs or public education. . To cede that ground to the Bush Administration is unnecessary and, ultimately, destructive to the goals we all share. The Reverend Todd C Vetter Cos Cob Cos Cob (population 6,321) is a neighborhood in the town of Greenwich, Connecticut, a suburb of New York City. It is located at 41.033 north, 73.6 west, on Long Island Sound in southern Fairfield County. Cos Cob is on the Mianus River. , Connecticut |
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