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...Abrahamic faiths-Islam, Christianity and Judaism-are toothless religions. The Pope should recall the Crusades, when the church used the same sword to further its cause. The Bible says, "First take the log out of your own eye and then you shall see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye" (Matthew 7: 5). At a time when relations between the Muslim and Christian worlds are tense, the Pope's statement added fuel to the fire. It is important that we all respect one another's religion. Mohiuddin Waseem Karachi, Pakistan...
...Abrahamic faiths - Islam, Christianity and Judaism - are toothless religions. The Pope should recall the Crusades, when the church used the same sword to further its cause. The Bible says, "First take the log out of your own eye and then you shall see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye" (Matthew 7: 5). At a time when relations between the Muslim and Christian worlds are tense, the Pope's statement added fuel to the fire. It is important that we all respect one another's religion. Mohiuddin Waseem Karachi, Pakistan I was appalled by the reaction...
...With no sign yet of the engine coming to life, Schneider decides to hitch a 30-km ride to Balladonia, where he'll phone for help. "Get me a sausage roll or something, mate," Bryson calls from the truck, soon to be a mere speck in the landscape...
...justified because homosexuality is a sin. Perhaps, but so is divorce, a problem that is just as pervasive in the Christian community as it is in the general population. I would remind Christians of John 7:3 where Jesus says, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” People should not condemn their peers for their sins because they too are guilty...
...vibrant, our people are happy, and we are the friends of everyone on earth. We have a lot to be thankful for, despite our tragedies, some of which are self-inflicted. Only a great people could have produced People Power, and appraising this great nation from the historical speck of 20 years is like judging the U.S. in the aftermath of its Civil War, or France after its revolution. Bayani Santos Jr. Manila...