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New ecumenical web journal The Australian National Council of Churches announces the first issue of its web publication In Unity Online. Learn more about the NCC of Australia and about this electronic periodical here. (...) Catholic Church must be more conciliar, ecumenists say If the papacy is to be exercised in a way that serves Christian unity better, the Catholic Church must become more conciliar, with broader participation at all levels in church governance, several ecumenists said at forum Sept. 26 at Georgetown University. Among them Protopresbyter Thomas Hopko, dean emeritus of St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, N.Y. (...) Hans Küng Has a Friendly Talk With Benedict XVI Benedict XVI had a private conversation with dissident Swiss theologian Hans Küng on subjects the latter has been researching in recent times. (...) Meet the unknown mastermind of the intelligent design movement The modern Intelligent Design movement didn’t begin with Michael Behe or William Dembski. As the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reminds us, it is the lesser-known scientist Charles Thaxton who, depending on your perspective, deserves either the credit or the blame. (...)
Is ‘faith politics’ on the rise in Britain? Are organized religions seeking to get people to vote as acolytes rather than citizens? Should we fear the influence of religious lobbyists on our lives and laws? Are faith schools damaging for a genuinely plural society? (...)
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