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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wasn't that the encyclical threatening people who
joined the Knights of Labor with excommunications? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 30, 2009 2:30
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Sosfbay-discuss] Fw: The
JESUS Machine</DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>-Edward<BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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