Volume 3, Issue 4, April 1995

Article Summary:

GOD TRENDS

We have not been born into an atheistic, though an oft-times doubting world, but into a world of religious faith. The great questions of life and destiny are not new. They have not been postponed in order that we might solve them. We must remember that the hypothesis of the existence of God has already undergone a long and severe test. More . . .

CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT MYTH

A recent book by Roberto Calasso, entitled, "The Ruin of Kasch", focuses on modern history since the French Revolution. His concern is our loss of respect for the cosmos. He tells us that at some point we lost touch with the gods. By the time the French Revolution had run its course, there was no longer a cosmos distinct from ourselves. More . . .

HAROLD HUSHNER

WHEN PEOPLE ARE LOVING, BRAVE, TRUTHFUL, CHARITABLE, GOD IS PRESENT.
- Harold Kushner More . . .

HUMAN ARROGANCE

"We will first destroy all of the larger animals, either for meat or because they compete with us for space, together with those which may be intolerant of our activitis because of their specific natural specializations," declares John A. Livingston, naturalist. More . . .

AN UNRENEWABLE RESOURCE - VIRTUE

Two out of three Canadians told Alberta sociologist, Reg Bibby, that our values are declining. Queen's University philosopher, Ted Bond, recently stated, "Our society is sick, really sick. It's in need of radical reconstruction." More . . .

ETHICS ARE GOOD BUSINESS

"Ethical behaviour is not only the right thing to do but it also makes good business sense." - Johanne Totla, Workplace Equality, Bank of Montreal. More . . .

 

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