These are the times we are living in:
Barack Obama has first telephone conversation with the Pope: At a press conference on Tuesday the Vatican on infant mortality, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan of Mexico, the Pope’s “health minister”, strongly reiterated the Vatican’s opposition to using embryos for research purposes when asked about signs that Mr Obama might reverse or relax the Bush administration’s executive order banning the use of embryos and limiting federal spending for stem cell research. He said embryonic stem cell research “served no purpose”.
Hold on, there is more:
Religion can never justify terrorism or killing of innocents, General Assembly declares: “Concerned about serious instances of intolerance, discrimination, hatred expressions, and harassment of minority religious communities of all faiths, participating States underlined the importance of promoting dialogue, understanding, and tolerance among human beings, as well as respect for all their diverse religions, cultures and beliefs,” according to a declaration read out at a news conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the meeting concluded.
Last but not least:
Evolution, Creationism and Intelligent Design in the USA
Bon courage.
3 responses so far ↓
Assentia // November 16, 2008 at 15:32 |
Reinventing the wheel… *le sigh*
Archie // November 16, 2008 at 15:42 |
Religious tolerance is easy and to be expected as long as you think and believe like me.
zugaldia // November 16, 2008 at 17:09 |
@Assentia: Indeed, and then they say the UN is not that useful. Incredible.
@Archie: Ah that might be the point I missed.