"German Catholics, some 30 percent of the country, have abandoned the church in droves in the past few years, over the cover-ups of priestly child abuse."
I don't understand this and I think these people are bad Christians. Child abuse by priests doesn't make Catholicism any more or less the true Church. In a secular sense it matters a lot, but in a religious sense, it doesn't.
Somehow I think the oligarchy will be OK. It's not really white or protestant or whatever - those are just the people in it now. It could be made up of any ethnic or religious groups and it would still be the same i.e. capitalist.
Arguably his position isn't actually that crazy, assuming Christian beliefs.
I don't agree, but I don't really think people should be shocked - plenty of Christians believe in predestination. In fact, it probably exists, although I don't think it's caused by God or that there's any design to it or that women should be banned from having abortions in these circumstances.
"He maintained that he called ahead to warn of the bombing"
In Britain we know that means nothing. The IRA did that all the time. Calling ahead to warn of the bombing is a standard part of the terrorist repertoire. Doesn't tend to save a lot of lives.
Best wishes to the Russian people. I hope it's a great Winter Olympics.
There are no men and women. Only bourgeois and proletarians.
"German Catholics, some 30 percent of the country, have abandoned the church in droves in the past few years, over the cover-ups of priestly child abuse."
I don't understand this and I think these people are bad Christians. Child abuse by priests doesn't make Catholicism any more or less the true Church. In a secular sense it matters a lot, but in a religious sense, it doesn't.
Somehow I think the oligarchy will be OK. It's not really white or protestant or whatever - those are just the people in it now. It could be made up of any ethnic or religious groups and it would still be the same i.e. capitalist.
Arguably his position isn't actually that crazy, assuming Christian beliefs.
I don't agree, but I don't really think people should be shocked - plenty of Christians believe in predestination. In fact, it probably exists, although I don't think it's caused by God or that there's any design to it or that women should be banned from having abortions in these circumstances.
Anything Israel does in Gaza or the West Bank is illegitimate by definition.
Time for sanctions?
"He maintained that he called ahead to warn of the bombing"
In Britain we know that means nothing. The IRA did that all the time. Calling ahead to warn of the bombing is a standard part of the terrorist repertoire. Doesn't tend to save a lot of lives.