Find God with Tony Blair

[colonel]

[andy at handiwork]

Pass the sick-bag, Alice.

[jj]

Ah, but if he was an atheist he could try and convince himself
that he wasn't really going to Hell.

[mrmcfister]

After you with the sick bag....Blair is a very bright bloke and I am amazed that he falls for this clap trap called religeon.

[hotmandy69]

How confusing! I actually met Tony a few years ago, and would agree that he seemed a kind and intelligent man. This latest direction is perhaps a results of years in such a high pressure/high anxiety job (remember the heart condition he had for a while) and now he has found himself with nothing to do. Do you think he has replaced the immense responsibilty of being PM with religion, or was he did he just keep these strong spiritual beliefs quiet before?

[Dave Wells]

I wish he'd find him and then fuck off.

[randyandy]

The Tony Blair Faith Foundation aims to promote respect and understanding about the world's major religions and show how faith is a powerful force for good in the modern world.

Faith is vitally important to hundreds of millions of people. It underpins systems of thought and of behaviour. It underpins many of the world's great movements for change or reform, including many charities. And the values of respect, justice and compassion that our great religions share have never been more relevant or important to bring people together to build a better world.

But religious faith can also be used to divide. We have seen throughout history and today we still see how it can be distorted to fan the flames of hatred and extremism.

The Tony Blair Faith Foundation is a response to these opportunities and challenges. We will use the full power of modern communications to support and step up efforts at every level to educate, inform and develop understanding about the different faiths and between them.

At the same time, the Foundation will use its profile and resources to encourage people of faith to work together more closely to tackle global poverty and conflict. By supporting such inter-faith initiatives, the Foundation will help underline the religion's relevance and positive contribution.

The Foundation will not duplicate, let alone seek to replace the many successful initiatives by faith groups already taking place. The aim instead is to promote and enhance this work.

But where the Foundation believes more can be done, we will work with partners to fill the gap.

This means that the Foundation will keep evolving. But its core principles and priorities have been set. You can find out about them on this website. We ask for your help to realise them



Basically aiming to end the hatred of someone just because they have a different religion and showing that if everyone worked together the world would be a better place.

Will have to look harder for the we must be religious to achieve this part of the site, when I can be bothered.

[jj]

AFAIK he's always had a belief of sorts, but it seems as if Cherie's
influence has steadily propelled him toward the RC end- and they are
very much more 'muscular' than the currently etiolated C of E.
There's nothing inherently wrong with a theist PM- indeed a man or
woman at the top who has a strong moral core would be good for
the nation [although it would probably be very bad for his career!],
but when it tips over into a Messiah complex then things could become
very sticky indeed... imagine the Fundamentalists in the States
getting even more power than they have now- these are people who
have a very real belief in an imminently-forthcoming Armageddon and
see nothing contradictory about launching a pre-emptive nuclear strike
to precipitate same.

I cananot imagine the mental gymnastics Blair has to perform daily
in order to square his moral balance-sheet with Iraq- although many
people believe he isn't even aware of the contradiction.

[Lizard]

Talk about keeping your options open. !puke!