“The Questions That Liberate New Life”

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“The Questions that Liberate New Life”
We are moving away from the traditions of the past, and are focusing more on our values of the present. Our issues of today and social, political, religious faith, medical ethics, human rights, etc. This differs from the past by being more in tune with today’s actual events. A lot of people of strong, deeply embedded faith for traditions of the church (or their religious beliefs) are concerned that issues of today are being focused on too much as opposed to those having been taught by generations prior or thousands of years prior.
“The new generations of theologians, theologizes around the perennial questions of our time: human rights, ecology and environment, medical ethics, third way, politics, economics for justice, liberation from all forms of oppression, and the furtherance of right relationships at every level of life.” (O’Murchu, 79)
According to this statement in quotations, I would have to say that I agree with how society and the church are more concerned about the issues of today. From my own experience, in church, during the pastors sermon, he sometimes brings up issues of today’s society. If there was an issue such as abortion and the politics of it, he would discuss it. There are pro-life and pro-choice issues and the politics of whether they should make abortion become legalized or illegalized in the United States. I guess I would have to say that it should be a women’s choice to have a child or to terminate this child. If it were me in the situation, I would have this child because I couldn’t see myself terminating a part of me and my life. There are many different aspects that faith and society today can get involved in.
Discussion Questions:
First of all, I should ask how everyone feels if this was a positive or negative thing to happen to churches? I feel it was a positive thing to have develop in churches around the world. People are able to help ea...