Mad Blair?

[eroticartist]

Tony Blair has been criticised for taking holy communion in the Roman Catholic Church when he is Church of England. He believes that the wine is transformed into the blood of Christ. The Prime Minister also believes that he speaks with God before he makes any important decisions like going to war!

In a world where all ongoing wars have a religious underpinning is he a fit man to run a mainly secular society?

Mike Freeman.

[andy at handiwork]

The world's headlong slide into religiosity and irrationality is deeply troubling to a free thinking atheist like me. The fresh start that could have been made with the fall of communism has been thrown away by the rise of religion in all its guises, be it Christian right, Islamofascists, Militant Hindus, Angry Sikhs, etc. As for the 'Reverend' Blair, number 5 on a very long list of what did it with him for me, was his refusal to condemn the teaching of creationism and so called intelligent (sic) design in Academy schools partially financed by Reg Vardy.

[todge]

Not sure about mad.
But when he can surrender a chunk of our EU rebate merely on a French promise to think about farm subsidies,then he's clearly unfit to handle our national interests !
(Add your own examples to that one)
How Chirac must've laughed himself to sleep that night

Leader's with strong religious beliefs are always bad news,because they're either over-bearing zealots or "love thy fellow man" soft touches.

[Officer Dibble]

"He believes that the wine is transformed into the blood of Christ. The Prime Minister also believes that he speaks with God"

I seriously doubt that, Mike. Political soundbites, spin, and off the cuff remarks are not the same as 'believing'.


Officer Dibble

[eroticartist]

Hi Andy,

The communist banning of religion just shows that it can be done. There is nothing to say that a law cannot be passed in this country that forbids the teaching of religion to children below the age of 18. Religions would not be banned,as such,but all physical manifestations of it. Temples and churches could be used to house people.

The history of religion would replace reigious education.

The time has now come to deal with the priests and strip them of their wealth and power.
Mike.

[eroticartist]

Todge,

I should think that anyone who presumes to talk to God on subservient bended knee and who believes that communion wine is turned to the blood of Christ could be certified.

Mike.

[eroticartist]

Dibble,

If he takes communion he certainly does not do it to gain votes in this mainly secular society. Do you go to church and drink the blood of Christ?

Mike.

[Jock Strap]

He is just covering all the bases - trying to get the religious vote.
He is a clown.

[strictlybroadband]

Mike,

Although I'm an atheist and don't have much love for religion, the communist banning of religion was a disaster. They pushed religion underground where it evolved into more extreme forms. Two current examples are:

1) Poland, which is the world's most extreme Catholic country
2) Central Asia, where Islam was banned... which is one of the main reasons for the rise in extremist forms of Islam in recent years

Banning an idea - any idea - is counterproductive. Religion will die a natural death one day in the future, but trying to ban it will delay that day.

[Sam Slater]

As others have already stated, Tony's probably paying lipservice to the new pope. Politics is a funny old game after all. Maybe next time there's dissagreement in the EU, Catholic countires may side with the UK just because of Tony's visit. He's a politician and just doing what politicians do.

I question your worries on religion Mike. You seem to take the moral high ground when opposing religion, yet condemn people taking the moral high ground when opposing the legalising of drugs.

Here's something to ponder,

[quote]"A man who moralises is usually a hypocrite." | OSCAR WILDE[/quote]

I'm anti' drugs, but agree to religious education, so we're both hypocrites to a certain degree.