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The prophet has an obligation to speak up and tell what he knows, we learn in this Sunday’s reading from the Book of Ezekiel. Potential presidential running mates have the same obligation when they are vetted by a candidate’s staff. The public this week is asking whether surprise Republican vice-presidential pick Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska was properly vetted, as reports surface that might be damaging to the ticket.
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| Feminists give life to political process |
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This Sunday’s psalm calls us to praise the “Lord who has made us,” while the reading from the Letter to the Romans refers to the commandment “you shall not kill.” When applied to the unborn these perspectives underpin religious opposition to abortion. While Feminists for Life (FFL)—which counts Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin among its members—is anti-abortion, the group focuses its efforts on supporting pregnant women so they do not feel the need to turn to abortion in the first place.
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| Say it isn’t so, Joe |
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In this week’s gospel Jesus speaks about how to handle wrongs and transgressions by members of the community of believers. The community of Democratic Party leaders feels wronged by the harsh criticism leveled against their presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, at the Republican convention Tuesday night. The criticism was delivered by none other than Sen. Joe Lieberman, who in 2000 was Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore’s running mate. Some are saying the transgression of party loyalty calls for a disciplinary response.
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| A Gustav wind and rain, and then some |
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“Love your neighbor as yourself” was good guidance when Saint Paul wrote the Letter to the Romans, and it was good guidance to the residents of New Orleans this week as they struggled to recover from what might be termed the “near miss” of the hurricane season. Much of New Orleans was without power and its sewage system was damaged, but the low-lying city breathed a sigh of relief after having escaped a direct hit from Hurricane Gustav on Monday.
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| Chrome sparkles but still needs polish |
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In this Sunday’s gospel Jesus stresses that when weighing the evidence and forming an opinion, it is good to gather testimony from a variety of sources. This week internet giant Google launched Chrome, a new web browser designed to compete with industry leader Internet Explorer and other emerging browsers. The early testimony from a variety of sources suggests that Chrome is a nimble program whose potential makes up for its lack of polish.
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Prepared by: Daniel Grippo with help from Joel Schorn and Anne Marie O'Kelley
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Ezekiel 33:7-9
The prophet has an obligation to tell what he knows—at the cost of his life.
Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
When God speaks, our hearts must be open and responsive.
Romans 13:8-10
The only debt we should seek to carry is the debt of love we owe each other.
Matthew 18:15-20
Generally sin involves community, and so does reconciliation.
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 Boats out rescuing people either take the lowest castes last, or do not take them at all.”
—Anuradha Maharishi, spokesperson for Save the Children, on what the NGO calls “relief discrimination” in this month’s flood crisis in the Indian state of Bihar
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