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June 29, 2006
Speaking of Prophets...
Via Drudge, via Reuters:
"I fear that faced with current legislation, speaking in defense of life, of the rights of the family, is becoming in some societies a crime against the state, a form of disobedience of the government, a discrimination against women.
"The Church risks being brought in front of some international court, if the debate gets any more tense, if the most radical opinions are heeded," Lopez Trujillo told Famiglia Cristiana, a Catholic Italian weekly.
Five hundred years from now, they will be making movies about the way the Techno-Democratic Inquisition viciously attacked and imprisoned priests and bishops for heresy.
Posted by Peter Terp on June 29, 2006 at 10:49 AM | Permalink
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There are lots of things that today we're only asked to tolerate. Tomorrow we'll be asked to give a passing consent to. And the day after we'll be hung for not engaging in ourselves.
I think the nature of sin is such that when you commit it and you find it unsatisfying, you're forced to look for a reason. Sometimes people will give up the sin, but too often they think the sin wasn't big enough.
Posted by: Al T | Jun 29, 2006 11:16:08 PM