“Gott ist tot” (God is dead)
[Religion] is a factor in most modern wars and, in many, religious fundamentalism and intolerance exacerbate rather than diminish the ferocity of conflict. I know of no religion that has successfully entrenched the maxim to love one's neighbour as oneself to political effect.
(Simon Jenkins, former editor of The Times)
Redeeming Religion in the Public Square -Jul 24, 2006
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/article_060724redeeming.shtml
Charles should have interfaith coronation?
The UK is mostly secular. Thank God for the demise of 'Christendom'! “Gott ist tot(God is dead) declaimed Friedrich Nietzsche many a long year ago yet now people aresaying should Prince Charles become the Defender of the Christian faith at his Coronation, and there is an article and debate at the Sunday Times asking whether it time to take 'God out of the state'?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2415625,00.html
Defender of Faith - not Defender of the Faith
“The coronation of the Prince of Wales must be an “interfaith” event, the former Archbishop of Canterbury has controversially claimed. Lord Carey believes that the next coronation needs “very significant changes” so that it is “inclusive” of other religions that have spread across Britain.
The prince, who will become Supreme Governor of the Church of England when he becomes king, has already said that he wants to be Defender of Faith - not Defender of the Faith - when he accedes to the throne.”
“A senior Anglican bishop, Bishop Nazir-Ali, has questioned the Prince of Wales's intention to be seen as the defender of all faiths, rather than just Christianity.
He said that the differences between the faiths made it impossible to defend all of them. And he pointed out that Prince Charles would be obliged to take an oath to defend the Christian church if he succeeded to the throne.”
Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/04/nchas04.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/05/27/ucharlie.xml
We owe the notion of separation of church and state to the founding fathers of the United States of America. “The phrase separation of church and state is a common interpretation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which reads, ”Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof … .” The phrase itself does not appear in any founding American document, but it has been quoted in opinions by the United States Supreme Court. (The first such mention was in Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 in 1878.)” says wikipeadia:
“In 1773, Isaac Backus, a prominent Baptist minister in New England, observed that when “church and state are separate, the effects are happy, and they do not at all interfere with each other: but where they have been confounded together, no tongue nor pen can fully describe the mischiefs that have ensued.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state_in_the_United_States
(Simon Jenkins, former editor of The Times)
Redeeming Religion in the Public Square -Jul 24, 2006
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/article_060724redeeming.shtml
Charles should have interfaith coronation?
The UK is mostly secular. Thank God for the demise of 'Christendom'! “Gott ist tot(God is dead) declaimed Friedrich Nietzsche many a long year ago yet now people aresaying should Prince Charles become the Defender of the Christian faith at his Coronation, and there is an article and debate at the Sunday Times asking whether it time to take 'God out of the state'?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2415625,00.html
Defender of Faith - not Defender of the Faith
“The coronation of the Prince of Wales must be an “interfaith” event, the former Archbishop of Canterbury has controversially claimed. Lord Carey believes that the next coronation needs “very significant changes” so that it is “inclusive” of other religions that have spread across Britain.
The prince, who will become Supreme Governor of the Church of England when he becomes king, has already said that he wants to be Defender of Faith - not Defender of the Faith - when he accedes to the throne.”
“A senior Anglican bishop, Bishop Nazir-Ali, has questioned the Prince of Wales's intention to be seen as the defender of all faiths, rather than just Christianity.
He said that the differences between the faiths made it impossible to defend all of them. And he pointed out that Prince Charles would be obliged to take an oath to defend the Christian church if he succeeded to the throne.”
Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/04/nchas04.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/05/27/ucharlie.xml
We owe the notion of separation of church and state to the founding fathers of the United States of America. “The phrase separation of church and state is a common interpretation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which reads, ”Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof … .” The phrase itself does not appear in any founding American document, but it has been quoted in opinions by the United States Supreme Court. (The first such mention was in Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 in 1878.)” says wikipeadia:
“In 1773, Isaac Backus, a prominent Baptist minister in New England, observed that when “church and state are separate, the effects are happy, and they do not at all interfere with each other: but where they have been confounded together, no tongue nor pen can fully describe the mischiefs that have ensued.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state_in_the_United_States
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