[Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The JESUS Machine

[Edward]

In the defence of Christians, Christianity is not a homogeneous group. There are many Christians who were against the War in Iraq (e.g. Pope John Paul II), defended the rights of those oppressed by American imperialism (e.g. Archbishop Oscar Romero), worked with the poor (e.g. Dorothy Day), and the list goes on. Christianity is about promoting all aspects of life, not just the issues that the Christian Right prioritise.

In fact, the Catholic Church has been a big critic of capitalism and totalitarianism, first set forth in Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum. There's a fairly good article on Wikipedia that gives an introduction to Catholic Social Teaching.

-Edward



      
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