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What is Christianity?What is Christianity?

Religion is not a dull, grim drive Religion is not a dull, grim drive towards moral virtue but a towards moral virtue but a

response to a vision of response to a vision of greatness…greatness…

Thomas Green Thomas Green

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MONTREAL…ONE OF THE MONTREAL…ONE OF THE HIGHEST SUICIDE RATES IN HIGHEST SUICIDE RATES IN THE WORLD…YOUTH THE WORLD…YOUTH ALIENATION…ALIENATION…UNEMPLOYMENT…UNEMPLOYMENT…

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(IN)FAMOUS (IN)FAMOUS CHRISTIANSCHRISTIANS

Dietrich Dietrich BonhoefferBonhoeffer

IPA:  (1906-1945) was a German IPA:  (1906-1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian Lutheran pastor, theologian

participant in the German participant in the German Resistance movement against Resistance movement against Nazism Nazism

a founding member of the a founding member of the Confessing Church Confessing Church

He was involved in plots He was involved in plots planned by members of the planned by members of the Abwehr (the German Abwehr (the German Military Intelligence Office) Military Intelligence Office) to assassinate Adolf Hitler. to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

He was arrested in March He was arrested in March 1943, imprisoned, and 1943, imprisoned, and eventually executed by eventually executed by hanging.hanging.

One of the great prime One of the great prime ministers of Canada, ministers of Canada, Trudeau was a Roman Trudeau was a Roman Catholic, and attended Catholic, and attended church throughout his church throughout his life. life.

While mostly private about While mostly private about his beliefs, he made it clear his beliefs, he made it clear that he was a believer, that he was a believer, stating, in an interview with stating, in an interview with the the United Church ObserverUnited Church Observer in 1971: “I believe in life in 1971: “I believe in life after death, I believe in God after death, I believe in God and I’m a Christian.”and I’m a Christian.”

Trudeau's most enduring Trudeau's most enduring legacy may lie in his legacy may lie in his contribution to Canadian contribution to Canadian nationalism, and of pride in nationalism, and of pride in Canada in and for itself Canada in and for itself rather than as a derivative rather than as a derivative of the British of the British Commonwealth. Commonwealth.

OSCAR OSCAR ROMEROROMERO

As archbishop, he witnessed As archbishop, he witnessed ongoing violations of ongoing violations of human rights and started a human rights and started a group which spoke out on group which spoke out on behalf of the poor and behalf of the poor and victims of the country's civil victims of the country's civil war.war.

In 1980, he was assassinated In 1980, he was assassinated by a right-wing group by a right-wing group headed by former major headed by former major Roberto D’Aubuisson as he Roberto D’Aubuisson as he held the consecrated host held the consecrated host up during a Mass. up during a Mass.

This provoked This provoked international outcry for international outcry for reform in El Salvador. reform in El Salvador.

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DOROTHY DAYDOROTHY DAY

Born in 1897, she was Born in 1897, she was raised in a nominally raised in a nominally Protestant family and Protestant family and became a Roman became a Roman Catholic in 1928.Catholic in 1928.

One of her early memories One of her early memories was the 1906 San Francisco was the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and how her earthquake and how her mother offered help to mother offered help to quake victims. quake victims.

She rejected organized She rejected organized religion in college because religion in college because she didn't see so-called she didn't see so-called "religious people" helping "religious people" helping the poorthe poor. .

She first went to jail with a She first went to jail with a group of women’s rights group of women’s rights activists in 1917 who were activists in 1917 who were demonstrating at the White demonstrating at the White House in favor of giving House in favor of giving women voting rights.women voting rights.

She had an abortion in a She had an abortion in a failed relationship when she failed relationship when she was 22 years old. was 22 years old.

The birth of her daughter The birth of her daughter Tamar in 1926, within a Tamar in 1926, within a common-law marriage, common-law marriage, brought her great joy and brought her great joy and happiness, and led to her happiness, and led to her final embrace of the final embrace of the Catholic faith. Catholic faith.

She was a single She was a single parent who supported parent who supported herself as a free-lance herself as a free-lance journalist.journalist.

She and a group of women She and a group of women fasted for ten days in 1963 fasted for ten days in 1963 in Rome, at Vatican Council in Rome, at Vatican Council II, wanting the bishops to II, wanting the bishops to condemn all war. They did condemn all war. They did condemn nuclear war. condemn nuclear war.

Her gravestone has Her gravestone has engraved on it a design of engraved on it a design of loaves and fishes and the loaves and fishes and the words "Deo Gratias" words "Deo Gratias" ("thanks be to God").("thanks be to God").

CHRISTIANITY, UNDER THE CHRISTIANITY, UNDER THE BANNER BY SOME, HAS NOT BANNER BY SOME, HAS NOT ALWAYS HAD A POSITIVE ALWAYS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT- SOMETIMES THE IMPACT- SOMETIMES THE IMPACT HAS BEEN IMPACT HAS BEEN DEVASTATINGDEVASTATING

15th century painting of Pope 15th century painting of Pope Urban II at the Council of Urban II at the Council of Clermont, where he preached an Clermont, where he preached an impassioned sermon to take impassioned sermon to take back the Holy Land. back the Holy Land.