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- Young adults identify with 'live and let live ... - USA Today
- Gov. Christie holding true to his word - Asbury Park Press
- Homages paid to Moroccan critic and philosopher - YAHOO!
| Posted: 04 May 2010 02:16 PM PDT
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| Young adults identify with 'live and let live ... - USA Today Posted: 04 May 2010 02:48 AM PDT
| Frankly, it's the arrogance of most mainline denominations that's so off-putting. Who seriously believes that an infinite God, who created the vast complexities of the cosmos, can be understood by finite humanity, let alone be reduced to a statement of faith that's subject to the limits of human language?
Beyond that is the nasty habit of many fundamentalist Christians to deny basic human rights to those who don't agree with them theologically. Young adults are increasingly dissatisfied with narrow interpretations of the Bible and more inclined to "live and let live." I seem to remember Jesus saying something along the lines of, "In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you" (Matt. 7:12). That's enough for most young adults. Stephen Chavez; Silver Spring, Md. Be better followers A recent USA TODAY article described a trend of young adults drifting away from organized religion. Perhaps if those of us who call ourselves Christ's followers actually lived in a manner worthy of our calling, young people would see true imitators of Christ and not hypocrites. I believe that many Christians have forgotten what they have been taught and that their hearts have become quite callous. We must strive to imitate Christ more, not people in this world. As I pray daily to be awakened with a joyful heart that is fully aware of the love, security and forgiveness I have in Christ, I am praying for all of us. If we reversed the trend so that more young adults were becoming aware of a deeply intimate, growing relationship with Christ, just imagine what God could do. Tanya Villani; Bedford, Va. A spiritual awakening USA TODAY's April 27 front-page article "Young adults less devoted to faith" cited a survey of 18- to 29-year-olds in which 72% responded they were more spiritual than religious. No doubt many Christians, especially older Christians, will regard this as a negative sign indicating moral decay. I suggest it is a positive sign, for it indicates the rejection of the moral absolutes established by people who, let us face it, performed animal sacrifices, accepted slavery and the domination over women as their norms. Let us view the survey results like the spring flowers bursting though the decaying floor of the forest. They give us great hope for the future even while we realize the decaying past supplies the nutrients for their growth. William Bazik; Fairview Park, Ohio Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Gov. Christie holding true to his word - Asbury Park Press Posted: 04 May 2010 02:37 PM PDT During his campaign, Gov. Chris Christie said the state Supreme Court overstepped its bounds repeatedly and should return to what a supreme court is supposed to do — interpret the state constitution and the law. Following through on promises to change that, he becomes the first Jersey governor not to renominate a justice for the high court. Give Christie credit for keeping his word, even though the status quo types are unhappy to the max. That includes state lawmakers who like having an activist court so they can avoid making unpopular decisions and those who play to their audience when attacking Christie. Highly respected outgoing Associate Justice John Wallace Jr., 68, is, ironically, one of the more experienced people on the court. He also is the only black member, a factor Christie said he took into consideration. In 22 months he reaches the mandatory retirement age. "I have great both personal and professional respect for Justice Wallace," Christie said. "I just believe that if you look at his overall body of work, that it represents a different philosophy — that philosophy being that it's OK to legislate from the bench. I don't believe it is." Christie nominated Anne Patterson, 51, to replace Wallace. Patterson is in private practice in Morristown. Wallace earned respect, he never embarrassed his state or the court — unlike Associate Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto, a Jim McGreevey nominee who worked two years as an assistant U.S. Attorney but spent most of his career in the employ of casinos. In 2007, Rivera-Soto was the target of a formal complaint from the court's disciplinary committee, which accused him of using his position to influence a court decision on a high school discipline dispute involving his son. The disciplinary committee ruled Rivera-Soto misused his office. He's probably updating his resume now. New Jersey's court likes to pass its own laws from the bench. Its history of meddling, with acquiescence by the governor and lawmakers, has produced such landmark stinkers as the Abbott decision, which means 60 percent of the education dollar goes to 31 districts but little gets to the classroom, and the Mount Laurel doctrine, which was supposed to provide affordable housing but hasn't. Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | |
| Homages paid to Moroccan critic and philosopher - YAHOO! Posted: 04 May 2010 10:26 AM PDT RABAT (AFP) – Homages have been paid to Mohamed Abed Al-Jabri, the Moroccan Islamic philosopher, critic and political ideologue for a socialist opposition party, who died in Casablanca this week. "He was at once an intellectual critic of Arab-Islamic thought, a political man, and the thinker for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces", political commentator Mohammed Tozy told AFP on Tuesday. "From the basis of his reading of two Arab thinkers, Ibn Khaldun and Averroes, he adopted a critical approach in his analysis of Arab thought", said Mohammed Darif, specialist in Islamic trends in Morocco. Al-Jabri's thinking focused on the problem of "how to read and reread Arab-Islamic writings without making the facts sacred?", Darif added. Born in 1935 in Figuig, southeastern Morocco, Al-Jabri studied in Syria and completed his thesis in 1970 on the history of Muslims according to Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406). Al-Jabri had been a founding member of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces in 1975, and quickly became one of its key thinkers, but he took his distance in the late 1980s. His two books, "Critique of the Arab Mind" and "Critique of Islamic Reason", marked Arab philosophy for several years. According to Mohammed Tozy, there were three phases in Al-Jabri's thinking, which began with a close reading of Averroes (1128-1198) and tracing the roots of Arab reason. He then pursued an encyclopedic reading of the main Arab-Islamic texts, before finally focusing on a "return to the self, dedicated to the study of the Koran, but with a realist, materialist outlook", Tozy said. Al-Jabri published his last book on the Koran in 2007, in which he dissected the "sacred book" and contextualised the text. World Philosophy Day paid him tribute in November 2006, alongside American philosopher Hannah Arendt, who died in 1975. Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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