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Christian guide to politics; a[euro]If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify it. They would ask Him to dinner, and hear what He had to say, and make fun of it.a[euro] - Thomas Carlyle.(Breakfast Table)

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From: Manila Bulletin
Date: 20070211
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Byline: Adrian E. Cristobal

THE organized Catholic bishops' "intervention" consists in making the coming elections clean and peaceful. Although secular, such intervention has a spiritual side, since an honest vote and an honest count can be the salvation of political society.

There's a touch of cynicism in the adage that people should take the bribe and vote according to their conscience. What people should do is to reject the bribe and the briber. That's Christian politics.

But the bishops could go further. It's rather strange that they have not made the Ten ...

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Christian guide to politics; a[euro]If Jesus Christ were to come today, people would not even crucify it. They would ask Him to dinner, and hear what He had to say, and make fun of it.a[euro] - Thomas Carlyle.(Breakfast Table)

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