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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (68172)	12/22/1999 12:51:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 108807

I got my copy from the library, it's been out for a while, so you could check it out without risking a dime. Or you could leaf through it at your favorite book store. Can't remember whether you're Catholic, or not. I got a kick out of a discussion I had last week during lunch with a couple of judges, one of whom I knew as a lawyer before she went on the bench, the other a close friend of some people I know well. The female judge is reputed to have been a nun, say some, and just a postulant, say others. Suffice it to say that they are both regular church-goers. They were comparing notes on their respective churches. The male judge spoke admiringly of the assistant pastor at his church, who is a theologian whom he has known for many years, and comparing him favorably to someone else, who he called a political hack. They were talking about church politics, and I won't bore you with the details. Suffice it to say that churches have internal politics, just like any institution. Churches have to raise money, just like any institution. Some members of the church heirarchy may get involved in outside politics. If these activities have historical significance, I see no disrespect in discussing these events in a newspaper or book, even critically.