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Gary Hart: Which both he and I have read, was an outstanding analysis of the speech that the Pope made. After he cited what the…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2006
Which both he and I have read, was an outstanding analysis of the speech that the Pope made. After he cited what the Holy Father had said in the Deus Caritas Est, in the statement of Love Thy Neighbor, the analysis goes on to say that this speech, after that, was his second shot of trying to get us all to realize what is wrong with our current world, with the state of our current world and the state of mind of our current world. According to Father Schall, these shots are designed to do what all good intellectual battle does, namely, to make it possible for us to see again what is true and to live it. My colleague from Nebraska's real-life experience that shows that many people do live it and that those are the examples that we need to see more of. Unfortunately, our news carries with it from day-to-day stories of violence that those carrying it out carry out in the name of God, Allah, or the name of their faith. Congressman Murphy reflected on the problems in Northern Ireland, again, violence carried out often in the name of faith. It is such a misuse of the teachings in the Old Testament, in the New Testament, and what most people would accept as a, I would say, progressive interpretation of the Koran, that that is not encouraged. What is encouraged is this peaceful dialogue. What is encouraged is this goal of us finding a way towards peace.
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Gary Hart
Colorado

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Discussing the Pope's speech and the misuse of faith in promoting violence.

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