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God and Good Government: Ignorance Breeds Ignobility

Posted on November 30, 2010 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

It suits politicians, even the ones who speak earnestly of the need for bi-partisanship, to sometimes exaggerate how different they are from The Other Party or The Other Person in order to distinguish themselves in the minds of voters with…

Tagged with: faith in action, Jon Kyl, Reza Aslan, social justice, tax cuts, Unemployment benefits
Posted in Governing, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion

On being not so soft, not so nice, not so late

Posted on November 21, 2010 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

In conjunction with the eighth annual celebration of The Interfaith Alliance Hawaii (TIAH), Rev. John Heidel recently reflected on some of the challenges facing the state in 2011. He cited domestic violence, immigration reform, sustainability and the development of alternative…

Tagged with: 2011 challenges, extremists, John Heidel, progressives, TIAH
Posted in Equality and Faith, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Religion

Current Political Rhetoric: What Would St. Paul Say?

Posted on October 20, 2010 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” The familiar line from St. Paul’s letter to the…

End Bullying of LGBT Youth: HI Clergy Need to Sign On

Posted on October 18, 2010 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

At the Solidarity Sunday service at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church recently, the homilist Rev.Danette Kong told the story of a rural Oahu woman whose only social circle was her immediate family and her church and the constant fear she lived…

Jesus Separated Church and State; So Should We

Posted on October 17, 2010 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Justice and governing to ensure that everyone’s interests are served fairly is a messy business. Seldom clear cut, always involving compromise, never completely satisfactory to all parties especially in a society defined by its diversity. That’s why Catholics should be…

Catholic Press: For People in the Pews as Much as Those in Power

Posted on October 9, 2010 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Recently the Hawaii Catholic Herald ran a full page ad by the Aloha Family Alliance PAC several times calling on Christians in Hawaii to not be “lackadaisical” and to engage fully in the “battle for the soul of Hawaii” by…

Bishop Shares the Living Teaching. . .

Posted on October 2, 2010 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

. . . of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. It was wonderful to listen earlier today to Bishop Thomas Okano of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii explain why they had felt compelled to pass and publicize a resolution earlier this year …

Tagged with: Bishop Thomas Okano, HB444, Honpa Hongwanji, JACL
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Religion, Uncategorized

Time for Hawaii to be Equally Blessed

Posted on October 1, 2010 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Thanks to Susie Roth, a listening parent with Fortunate Families, I was just alerted to a wonderful coming together of Catholic organizations dedicated to the view that the church should model its beliefs and its faith by welcoming EVERYONE. This…