Folks: Let's stick with questions of the law of government and
religion, which are the list's strength, and the area in which we seem
likely to help enlighten each other. Whether a church is hypocritical,
foolish, complicit in evil things, politically driven, or whatever else
is not, it seems to me, on-topic except insofar as it bears pretty
closely on the law of government and religion.
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> To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics; Rick Duncan
> Subject: Re: And Now For Something Completely Different
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> As I suggested with the church complicity with executions
> (and maybe unjust wars, and many other things in society),
> the church chooses its causes based on politics. I real test
> of the church would come when bishops condemn politicians who
> order executions or start unjust wars as vigorously has they
> work to keep kids in our foster care system rather than
> helping them find loving homes with loving adults.
>
> The Human Rights campaign is right on target with this
> statement. Thanks Rick for sharing this.
>
> Quoting Rick Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > Human Rights Campaign says:"Boston Catholic Charities puts ugly
> > political agenda before child welfare." Link. Excerpt:
> >
> >
> > "Denying children a loving and stable home serves absolutely no
> > higher purpose," said Solmonese. "These bishops are putting an ugly
> > political agenda before the needs of very vulnerable
> children. Every
> > one of the nation's leading children's welfare groups agrees that a
> > parent's sexual orientation is irrelevant to his or her ability to
> > raise a child. What these bishops are doing is shameful,
> wrong and has
> > nothing to do whatsoever with faith."
> >
> > Rick Duncan
> >
> >
> >
> > Rick Duncan
> > Welpton Professor of Law
> > University of Nebraska College of Law
> > Lincoln, NE 68583-0902
> >
> >
> > "When the Round Table is broken every man must follow
> either Galahad
> > or Mordred: middle things are gone." C.S.Lewis, Grand Miracle
> >
> > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed,
> debriefed, or
> > numbered." --The Prisoner
> >
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