Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Ground Zero Mosque: a “Rabat”, not a “Cultural Center”
This article was written by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, a Roman Catholic priest. Fr. John comments on Amir Taheri’s article in today’s New York Daily News. Fr. John uses different font styles in his analysis which makes reading his post a bit difficult. It is worth the time to go through it however. Source: What Does…
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Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds
Source: Vanity Fair As Wall Street hangs on the question “Will Greece default?,” the author heads for riot-stricken Athens, and for the mysterious Vatopaidi monastery, which brought down the last government, laying bare the country’s economic insanity. But beyond a $1.2 trillion debt (roughly a quarter-million dollars for each working adult), there is a more…
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Can a Christian encourage violence and hatred?
Abp. Nicolae of the Romanian Archdiocese of America (ROAA) speaks out against the burning of the Koran. Source This past Sunday our Gospel passage was taken from the 22nd chapter of St. Matthew’s Gospel. In that passage Jesus is asked about the Commandments and what the greatest commandment of the law was. Jesus answered, “You…
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A Conversation with Bp. Savas
Bishop Savas called me this morning and we talked for nearly an hour about the AOI posting on George Soros. It was a frank, and I dare say, gracious conversation covering a host of topics including the title I picked critiquing his posting the his blog. Out of deference to Bp. Savas I am changing…
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