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| Moral and human dignity is lost by the UK so long as it has nuclear weapons, said the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, from Nagasaki last week. Dr Williams said: “To plan a strategy around such weapons is to be defeated by them.” The Archbishop quoted Ronald Knox in 1945 who described the atomic bomb as “an attack on the central virtues of Christian existence”. Dr Williams said: “That attack will continue so long as weapons of mass destruction like nuclear armaments are used as threats in international conflict. “To threaten such an outrage against humanity and its world is to begin to lose one’s moral and human dignity. To work for a world free from nuclear arms is to work for the sake of that moral and human dignity.” | |
| What famous people say | The Church of England - 2 October 2009 |
| While the freedom of expression is a right, states are not obliged to protect expression that incites hatred and tramples upon other people’s rights, a Vatican official has said. The Vatican’s representative to UN agencies in Geneva, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, said the freedom of expression should take into account the “principles of social ethics such as truth, solidarity, tolerance and fairness”. Freedom of expression “is not only a right but also a duty that needs to be strengthened,” said the archbishop. “Protecting the freedom of expression, however, is not an absolute obligation,” he added, because the aim should be to uphold the good of society and protect everyone’s enjoyment of religious freedom and belief. “Any form of incitement to hatred that affects the human person is unacceptable,” and society should not be protecting freedom of expression at all costs if it comes at the expense of the life and dignity of real people, he argued. A solution that strikes a balance between supporting the freedom of expression and curbing hate speech must be found, he said. | |
| What famous people say | The Universe - 11 October 2009 |
| Brazilian football legend Pele has told the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano that he is grateful to God “for giving me the gift of playing soccer”. However, he denounced the violence that has become associated with the game in recent times. In the interview, Pele said that what he “hates most” about football today has nothing to do with technique, tactics or other athletic aspects of the sport. “What displeases me most is the violence, which is a plague that characterises our entire society as well,” he said. “The violence linked to football truly bothers me”. | |
| What famous people say | The Universe- July 2009 |
| Rocker Rod Stewart, is today encouraging performers to take to the streets and raise money for charity. The veteran performer and cancer survivor is to become patron of Busking Cancer 2009 which raises money for cancer research UK. | |
| What famous people say | The Sentinel- 20 April 2009 |
| To have gone to Manchester City could have been a great project but in the past few days I have prayed a lot to understand what the right team would be and in the end I have decided to remain here. (Kaka, arguably the world’s best footballer and a committed Christian, explains his decision to reject a £100 million transfer that would have seen him earn £500,000 a week.) | |
| What famous people say | Youthwork - April 2009 |
| I want them to get to know Jesus because if they get to know Jesus, hopefully they’ll be able to keep in touch in the future. (Jade Goody on her children) | |
| What famous people say | Third Way - April 2009 |
| Building work has now begun on the London 2012 Olympic Velodrome, which Sir Chris Hoy helped to design. Organisers hope it will be the fastest track in the world for 2012. With the recent success of Britain’s cyclists Lord Coe said: “Britain leads the way in world cycling and deserves a world-class stage.” | |
| What famous people say | The Sentinel - March 25th 2009 |
| Prince Charles will embrace ‘multiculturalism’ when he becomes King by dropping “the” from the historic title “Defender of the Faith” press reports say. …A senior source told the Daily Telegraph: “There have been lots of discussions. He would like to be known as Defender of Faith which is a subtle but hugely symbolic shift.” | |
| What famous people say | Prayer Magazine - January 2009 |
| Boy zones hero Shane Lynch has come a long way since one of the most successful groups in history finally called a halt to their mega career. But since becoming born again Christian he knows that his future is in God’s hands and says: “it’s no good looking to your own hopes and dreams because I’ve learned God always has something better. “I am 100 per cent for it, but if not I know I’ll be better than okay because my life is in God’s hands.” | |
| What famous people say | The Son – Winter 2007. |
| Hollywood star Russell Crowe wants to get baptised. Russell said: “I’d like to do it this year. My parents decided to let my brother and me make our own decisions about when we got to the right age. “I started thinking recently, “if I believe it is important to believe there are more important things than what is in the mind of a man. There is something much bigger that drives us all. I’m willing to take that leap of faith.” | |
| What famous people say | The Son – Winter 2007. |
| Denzel Washington – possibly the world’s greatest film actor – has made it clear that he puts God first in his life. The Oscar winning Hollywood star – who has appeared in many of the biggest blockbusters to show on our cinema screens – says “My only true hero is God.” The brilliant actor has ploughed millions into his local Los Angeles Church and recently stood up for his beliefs in a major debate with Meryl Streep on American TV. He said: “ I am where I am by the grace of God.” | |
| What famous people say | The Son – Winter 2007. |
| "I can't name names. Probably the ones that you'd most expect. Then again, the country artists and the Christian artists definitely have backstage parties, too" Dave Grohl, the singer of the Foo Fighters, on which bands are the most Wanton. | |
| What famous people say | Third way - December 2007 |
| "I was brought up as a Catholic in a small village where the priest was the boss. My dad remembers me going to church with my mother, praying to God to make us win games. I got the bible out when we were 1-0 down, saying "Jesus Christ, let us win this game." I still do the same thing, but without the book now." The Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger. | |
| What famous people say | Third way - December 2007 |
| The world will end in the year 2060...at least that’s what 17th century genius Sir Isaac Newton reckoned! Famed for discovering gravity, the man who regularly features among Britain’s Greatest Men was also deeply religious. And in a paper, written in 1704, he claimed that 2060 was a key date on the calendar declaring “It may end later but I see no reason for it ending sooner.” He believed everything would end 1,260 years after the start of the Holy Roman Empire in 800 AD. The document has been in a Jerusalem library since 1969 and is now included in an exhibition there. The curator, Yemima Ben-Menahem said: “It sees a scientist guided by a desire to see God’s actions in the world.” | |
| What famous people say | The Son - Autumn 2007 |
| Singer and ex-Mis-Teeq star Alesha Dixon felt her world fall apart when last November, her husband Harvey (of So Solid Crew fame) was caught in bed with singer Javine – his co-star in the West End Musical, Daddy Cool. She told The Son, “I like to take positives out of any negative situation – I’m very logical and practical, and I believe whatever happens in life is meant to be. “God has a plan for me and he doesn’t give me anything I can’t handle.” She continues, “You have to live in the moment. If I dwell on the past or worry too much about the future, I’ll miss my life, and I love life too much to let anything like that make me unhappy.” The beginning of 2005 saw the end of Mis-Teeq and Alesha Dixon is now aiming for solo success. What the future holds now is yet to be known. “I just want to grab everything while I can. I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” | |
| What famous people say | The Son - Autumn 2007 |
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