Posts Tagged ‘secularization’

Will Ed Sheeran make Dunedin permit Easter trading?

Thursday, November 16th, 2017
Easter trading

Pop star Ed Sheeran is going to be performing three concerts in Dunedin next Easter weekend. This has complicated the debate about the Easter trading policy in that city. The debate might have played out on predictable lines – business for and unions against – but the Sheeran factor has complicated the matter. There are fears Read more

Cardinal Jozef De Kesel – secularization as opportunity

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016

Archbishop Jozef De Kesel of Malines-Brussels, Belgium, is one of men who will be made a cardinal this Saturday. In an interview with ZENIT, the cardinal-designate expresses his belief that Christians must “accept wholeheartedly the culture in which we are to accomplish our mission: a pluralistic culture, a secularized society.” “This culture is also an opportunity,” Read more