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The must read article of the day is "Where have the lefty Christians gone?" by Andrew Martin. It has been posted by THE NEWS STATESMAN.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
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2 comments:
Interesting article.
I agree - many people are loathe to admit they are religious, I think for many of the reasons Martin cites. Intellectuals aren't supposed to believe in God and magic; it's a throwback.
When I climbed back out of the agnostic closet, I felt like a sham for a while. Like, "Who do I think I'm kidding?" But, I get alot of comfort out of my faith, and that comfort is far more valuable to me than absolute knowledge.
MadPriest, this is a good piece.
Well, I'd say that they're all on the TV at Holy Trinity Brompton, except I don't think those folks are lefties.
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