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Judas and the money thing

Michael Halcomb posted today on ‘the poor you will always have with you” (Mark 14:7). I think he’s absolutely right to insist we read this statement firmly in its narrative context (but then I would think that about everything). I also agree that in context this has elements of a critique of those who were [...]

June 13th, 2008 | Category: Gospels, Mark | Comments (7)

One goes mad at Westminster

Who said politics was dull? There has been a variety of reports on the bizarre resignation of the UK’s Shadow (i.e. opposition) Home Secretary, a move that is presented as taking the argument on civil liberties to the people.
Most of these reports seem to work with a (false) dichotomy: is he principled or a showman? [...]

June 13th, 2008 | Category: Politics | Leave a comment

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