Can the EU promote ethical values in the economic crisis? Reuters Blogs The Universal Society of Hinduism issued a statement complaining it had not been invited and declaring: “It was clearly an insult.” A spokesman for European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, who initiated the annual gathering with religious …
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Can the EU promote ethical values in the economic crisis? – Reuters Blogs
We all have our unique interests. One of mine is curricula. I love looking at the curricula of Bible schools, or helping to think through new possibilities for Bible schools (perhaps adding a second year to a one year program, etc.) So perhaps it is only me that would enjoy the last of the chapters in Explosive Preaching , where the author describes the one-year curriculum he helped to design for a house-church movement in China. The radical design is worth sharing, not only for those who share my fascination with things academic, but for all of us as a good nudge in our level of preparation for preaching. Here’s the 66:33:1 curriculum: 66 – Each student, by the end of the year, has to be ready to preach (without notes) a one-hour sermon on each of the 66 books of the Bible. This sermon is to include an outline of the content of the book, and contemporary application to the individual, the church and the nation of China. At the end of the year, 3 books would be selected at random, then the student has five seconds to launch into their message. 33 – Each student had to prepare 33 one-hour sermons on the life and work of Christ, each based on a single verse (only 10 allowed from outside the gospels). His whole ministry must be covered, from pre-existence to second coming (although I’d suggest His ministry extends beyond the second coming!) Interestingly, students are allowed one page of notes per sermon in this category! 1 – Each student has to prepare an “end-of time” sermon – any length (since time constraints are irrelevant in eternity). The goal is to help the student consider the whole salvation story from God’s point of view. Perhaps at the great feast we will get to enjoy such a sermon looking back over it all . .
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Preaching Curriculum
The first readings at yesterday and today’s Masses from Acts contain St. Paul’s farewell to the presbyters of the Church at Ephesus before his departure for Jerusalem. Paul knows this is the last time he will see these people who he has taught and who he loves and by the end of his address, the people, who have been taught by Paul and who love him, also realize they will never see him again. Making the scene even more poignant, Paul knows that he is going toward “imprisonment and hardship.” He doesn’t know exactly what he will face, but he know it will not be good
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Paul’s Good-Bye
Black bean, shrimp and corn burritos Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Serves 3 Cost per serving: about $2 Note: The prep time does not include the 30-minute chill time for the shrimp before cooking or the time to make the pico de gallo. INGREDIENTS 35-40 frozen medium cooked shrimp, thawed 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1/4 teaspoon cumin 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper One 15-ounce can black beans One 11-ounce can sweet corn kernels 2 cloves garlic 1/2 serrano pepper 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil Cooking spray 3 whole wheat tortillas Pico de gallo (see recipe below) Avocado and sour cream, to serve at table INSTRUCTIONS In a medium bowl, combine the thawed shrimp, garlic salt, cumin and cayenne pepper, and mix to coat the shrimp thoroughly
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Recent violence has cost Punjab Rs7000cr 26 May 2009, 1938 hrs IST, IANS NEW DELHI: Punjab has incurred property losses of up to Rs 7,000 crore on account of the violence by followers of the Dera Sachh Khand sect,according to conservative estimates arrived at by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). “Social tension in Punjab has caused a loss of Rs.6,000-Rs.7,000 crore of public property and pushed behind its investment prospects to a significant extent,” Assocham said in a statement Tuesday
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Rise and rise of Dalit deras in Punjab 27 May 2009, 0127 hrs IST, I P Singh, TNN JALANDHAR: Along with their growing influence in the political arena, Dalits in Punjab are increasingly marking their presence in the state’s religio-cultural sphere. This is manifest in the surfacing of exclusive Dalit deras or sects. Their rise, however, has been triggered largely by Ravidassias, who have taken a lead over other big ‘‘backward’’ groups like Valmikis and Mazhabis through sheer money power
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Rise and rise of Dalit deras in Punjab
Hinduism promptly responded (to this threat) by admitting them into its pantheon as Gods (posthumously of course)…If someone said that Hinduism has lost the woods for the trees, my response as a proud Hindu is that we never saw beyond the trees in the first place….My view is that Hinduism has done mighty little by way of charity….Of course there are a lot of good and welcome initiatives sponsored by Hinduism – few examples are the work done by Shankara foundation, Puttaparthi Sai Baba and m any others who promote social causes. But I still think it is very little….
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God only knows!
I think LarryNiven may be too kind to “our side” when he says, in reference to the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, … there are certainly people for whom “the right hates her” is a convincing reason to declare in favor of Sotomayor even without knowing anything else about her . At this stage, to put it bluntly — and in a way I know will not be pleasing to all members of “our side,” certainly not at first blush — what precious little we know of this nominee is obscuring of what is supposed to matter about her potential as a Supreme Court Justice
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Sotomayor and Sides
Bigotry and Prejudice: the Depiction of Hinduism in the West Author: Rajeev Srinivasan P ublication: Rediff….Do Hindus have the right to be treated as equals with followers of other religions, or are Hindus and Hinduism to be deemed, ipso facto, inferior and objects of s corn?…Hinduism, like Judaism, can reasonably induce guilt because Christian colonialism has directly caused the deaths of 30 million Indians, mostly Hindus (see Mike Davis’ L…However, it turns out that in the case of Hinduism, ancient prejudices are still at work….
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Bigotry and Prejudice: the Depiction of Hinduism in the West
From MercuryNews.com: Though widely anticipated, the California Supreme Court’s decision today to uphold the November ballot measure that banned gay marriage induced anger, tears and vows to intensify the fight for equal rights for same-sex couples to marry. Those who supported Proposition 8 at the ballot box hailed the ruling as a defense of traditional values, as did conservative politicians gearing up for next year’s battle to succeed Gov
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San Francisco police arrest 175 anti-Prop 8 protesters