The timing of the conversation surrounding the Holy Father s comments on the prevention of HIV AIDS was not only important but as it turned out very timely Dec 1 is World AIDS Day nbsp Another contribution to the discussion is a superb new nbsp film called Into the Light about an Ta

On Saturday the atheist polemicist Christopher Hitchens went up against former British prime minister Tony Blair in a debate in Toronto on the topic Religion is a force for good in the world Hitchens his head shaved from cancer treatment was in cracking form outrageous witty and clever Bla

David Gibson exegetes the Holy Father s recent comments on the use of condoms to prevent the transmission of HIV AIDS in the light of the Catholic moral theology specifically the concepts of the lesser of two evils and double effect When Pope Benedict XVI said last week that using condoms cou

The Church of England s parliament has overwhelmingly approved the Covenant which the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams hopes will prevent the worldwide 70m-strong Anglican Communion from falling apart see my earlier post The three houses which make up the General Synod -- nbsp bishops

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When I was in high school I was responsible to deliver the morning announcements over the intercom system This seemed to be an awesome responsibility at the time and I reveled in that my nbsp voice boomed the nbsp vital pronoucements such as upcoming student council meetings and permission slip d