Legislators in Poland weigh naming Jesus as king.A gaggle of Polish lawmakers is pushing a resolution naming Jesus Christ Jesus Christ: see Jesus. Jesus Christ 40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11] See : Ascension Jesus Christ kind to the poor, forgiving to the sinful. [N.T. as the nation's honorary king. The resolution is being promoted by 46 members of the 460-seat parliament, reported the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . A spokesman for the parliamentary speaker said the resolution would likely draw a vote sometime this year. The resolution's sponsors are well short of the 231 votes needed for it to pass, and it has provoked pro·voke tr.v. pro·voked, pro·vok·ing, pro·vokes 1. To incite to anger or resentment. 2. To stir to action or feeling. 3. To give rise to; evoke: provoke laughter. criticism from several Catholic bishops. Archbishop Tadeusz Goclowki of Gdansk said the parliament should deal with "passing better laws that we need." Another bishop said the resolution "sounds a bit like propaganda propaganda, systematic manipulation of public opinion, generally by the use of symbols such as flags, monuments, oratory, and publications. Modern propaganda is distinguished from other forms of communication in that it is consciously and deliberately used to ." |
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