Watching the Press
Two of my favourite The Age articles today were ...
1. The Age reported that the body of a WWII training pilot was just discovered after emerging from a glacier in California! I cannot imagine what it might have been like for those who discovered him.
2. An editorial entitled Preaching to the Politicians discusses the lambasting that occurs when any religous leader makes a political comment. The editor points out that 'its [the church's] biblical mission is to comfort the afflicted - especially the poor and oppressed - and afflict the comfortable.' I am suprised it needs to be stated. I always thought that politics was about the organisiation of people. It's not only natural for the church but crucial for democracy for them to participate in a comentary on politics. [The Age]
1. The Age reported that the body of a WWII training pilot was just discovered after emerging from a glacier in California! I cannot imagine what it might have been like for those who discovered him.
2. An editorial entitled Preaching to the Politicians discusses the lambasting that occurs when any religous leader makes a political comment. The editor points out that 'its [the church's] biblical mission is to comfort the afflicted - especially the poor and oppressed - and afflict the comfortable.' I am suprised it needs to be stated. I always thought that politics was about the organisiation of people. It's not only natural for the church but crucial for democracy for them to participate in a comentary on politics. [The Age]
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