As if seven deadly sins weren’t bad enough, you can add seven more to list. No longer listing just lust, gluttony, avarice, sloth, anger, envy, and pride, the pope has now added “polluting, genetic engineering, being obscenely rich, drug dealing, abortion, pedophilia, and causing social injustice.” Was he right to do so? And what happens [...]
Also tagged Dante, Divine Comedy, Pope, Seven Deadly SinsEven though we are still basking in the glory of the Festival of the Resurrection, today my mind turns toward Christmas. That’s because today is the commemoration of the Annunciation, the scene in Luke’s Gospel where the angel tells Mary that she will bear a son who will be called the Son of God. [...]
Also tagged Annunciation, christmas, Frederica Matthewes-Green, March 25, Virgin MaryApparently babies aren’t eco-friendly. They consume too much, create too much waste, and take up too much space. They’re costly and inefficient and unproductive. And if that wasn’t enough, they cause overpopulation.
To Lutheran ears, those notions sound ridiculous. But to a society intent on going green, babies are nothing more than an environmental hazard. [...]
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