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ARE BORDER CONTROLS INHERENTLY SELFISH AND RACIST?

by tschroder100@gmail.com | May 4, 2016 | Abortion, Morality, Politics, Suffering, The World

Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University, England, in the Cover Story of the Catholic Herald (April 22, 2016) entitled THOU SHALT NOT TEMPT: Europe’s political and religious leaders must...

WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE REFUGEES?

by tschroder100@gmail.com | Apr 6, 2016 | Abortion, Islam, Ministry, Morality, Politics, Suffering, The World

There is much in the news about the plight of refugees trying to enter Europe. The Pope and Ecumenical Patriarch are planning a visit to Lesbos to draw attention to the crisis. Articles in newspapers and on television feature aid workers and the stories of those who...

THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS

by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 12, 2016 | Politics, Suffering, The World

Our local newspaper ran an article on its editorial page highlighting a positive view of life in this century. It reported that this has been the most prosperous time in human history. Wars have been on a much smaller scale than last century. More people are richer,...

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED IN A CENTURY?

by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 8, 2016 | Politics, Suffering, The World

I have just finished reading 1916 A GLOBAL HISTORY by Keith Jeffery, professor of British History at Queen’s University, Belfast, Ireland. He tells the story of the First World War through the global events of 1916 that dramatically altered the fate of many nations. A...

WHAT IS YOUR WORLDVIEW?

by tschroder100@gmail.com | Mar 3, 2016 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, The World

Richard Bewes, former Rector of the church where I began my ministry, All Souls Church in London, writes in the February issue of Decision magazine, about an incident that happened to him. He was interviewing three applicants for the post of head teacher of their...