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Related: About this forumArchbishop of Wales on church's duty to 'change society'
24 December 2011 Last updated at 06:46 ET
The Archbishop of Wales has said the church has a duty to gets its hands dirty to change society "to overturn poverty, injustice and oppression".
In his Christmas message, Dr Barry Morgan said religion could not distance itself from events in the wider world.
He said the authorities at St Paul's Cathedral had given this "unfortunate impression" when it initially closed its doors to economic protesters.
Dr Morgan said Jesus felt compassion was more important than purity.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16321866
MarkCharles
(2,261 posts)and have all the power to do it, through their belief in the supernatural.
So far, in the last 100,000 or 200,000 years or so, they haven't succeeded very much in reaching these goals, but they press on, thinking religious beliefs help them get to that goal...
But it makes them feel absolved of any sins for having a good heart and a belief that their religion will be the way to get rid of injustice and poverty. Again, evidence?