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		<title>The Greatest Destoryer of Peace in the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abortion&#8230;  wait, really?!  This is old news revived by the new Mother Teresa stamp.
It&#8217;s so interesting how two groups can see an issue in two radically different ways.
I think it&#8217;s sad that with all the suffering, disease, and famine that Mother Teresa saw, that she thought abortion was the issue.
Catholics are all up in arms [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Abortion&#8230;  wait, really?!  This is old news revived by the new Mother Teresa stamp.</p>
<div id="attachment_397" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 117px"><img class="size-full wp-image-397 " title="mother-teresa" src="http://www.laytheism.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/mother-teresa.jpg" alt="Friend to the Poor?" width="107" height="175" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Friend to the Poor?</p></div>
<p>It&#8217;s so interesting how two groups can see an issue in two radically different ways.</p>
<p>I think it&#8217;s sad that with all the suffering, disease, and famine that Mother Teresa saw, that she thought abortion was the issue.</p>
<p>Catholics are all up in arms about the atheist viewpoint on this too:</p>
<p><a title="Fucking Catholics" href="http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/atheist_group_urges_boycott_of_mother_teresa_stamp/">Atheist group urges boycott of Mother Teresa stamp</a></p>
<p>I swear&#8230;</p>
<p><a title="I swear to fuck... cheese and rice!" href="http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=34602">Mother Teresa: The Greatest Destroyer of Peace is Abortion</a></p>
<p>For the other perspective, check here:</p>
<p><a title="Reasonable argument about allowing religion to guide your life principles" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=ypyMZlkgHGIC&amp;lpg=PA36&amp;ots=ZS_csqeemj&amp;dq=sam%20harris%20abortion%20was%20the%20greatest%20destroyer%20of%20peace%20in%20the%20world&amp;pg=PA35#v=onepage&amp;q=&amp;f=false">Sam Harris on Mother Teresa</a></p>
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		<title>Vatican Aliens!  Run for your lives!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 13:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The extraterrestrial is my brother&#8230; So the Catholic Church seems to believe that extraterrestrial life is a possibility.  How long before they come around on biological human evolution?
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The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, was quoted as saying the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The extraterrestrial is my brother&#8230; So the Catholic Church seems to believe that extraterrestrial life is a possibility.  How long before they come around on biological human evolution?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/europe/popes-astronomer-insists-alien-life-would-be-part-of-gods-creation-828303.html">popes-astronomer-insists-alien-life-would-be-part-of-gods-creation</a></p>
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<p class="ap-story-p">The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, was quoted as saying the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of life outside Earth, even intelligent ones.</p>
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<p class="ap-story-p">&#8220;How can we rule out that life may have developed elsewhere?&#8221; Funes said. &#8220;Just as we consider earthly creatures as &#8216;a brother,&#8217; and &#8217;sister,&#8217; why should we not talk about an &#8216;extraterrestrial brother&#8217;? It would still be part of creation.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="ap-story-p"><strong>&lt;Insert audible heavy sigh here&gt;</strong></p>
<p class="ap-story-p">Other blog references:</p>
<p class="ap-story-p"><a href="http://iwearabeard.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/new-and-improved-pope">iwearabeard.wordpress.com</a></p>
<p class="ap-story-p"><a href="http://theapostolicreport.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/vatican-the-extraterrestrial-is-my-brother/">theapostolicreport.wordpress.com</a></p>
<p class="ap-story-p"><a href="http://txriverwillow.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/vatican-the-extraterrestrial-is-my-brother/">txriverwillow.wordpress.com</a></p>
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