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Kerry Kennedy: Faith in a Modern Era

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Kerry Kennedy on Feminism in the Catholic Church

03 min 40 sec

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Human rights activist Kerry Kennedy believes receiving her education from an all-girls Catholic school actually gave her a sense of empowerment.

Although Kennedy has felt "incredibly frustrated" with the Catholic church on women's issues, she maintains that politics must be separated from her "relationship with the almighty."
Kerry Kennedy on Challenging Catholic Doctrine

04 min 13 sec

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Kerry Kennedy recounts a moment when her daughter questioned a Sunday school lesson about the gender of Jesus.

Kennedy believes that challenging Catholic doctrine helps children learn, and is an important part of the religion.
Kerry Kennedy on Religion and Deaths in Her Family

03 min 55 sec

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Kerry Kennedy argues that while many people view suffering as proof that God does not exist, she believes suffering is caused by man.

To show how religion can help, Kennedy cites examples of suffering and loss from her own childhood.
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VladoG

Posted: 02.05.10, 07:03 AM

Why are we asking dumb people that haven't had a real job experience in their lives for any answers? Rich lady that is exploiting poor people is "fighting" for their rights and middle class is paying for all of that. Real life Cinderella story.

theseanze

Posted: 08.10.09, 12:09 PM

She speaks as if she really is royalty. 45 minutes in, she admits she has no time and little interest in working out what it is that she really believes in. Later, she admits she's really only Catholic because of her family. "Once a Catholic, always a Catholic." Then she has the pretension to say "Well, if my children run for office, we'll all be blessed." Sarah Palin is the tip of the iceberg on ignorant people in positions of power.

AlienIquirer

Posted: 11.22.08, 04:09 PM

The primary purpose of the Abrahamic religions is to maintain the male as the dominator, hence the male deity "God", and don't get me wrong God is a He, not a She (If you want a female deity then read the Tao Te Ching). That Kerry Kennedy's daughter was able to ask why "the Father and Son" was not "the Mother and daughter" is a testament to secular education and the proliferation of capitalism in America. I was once in a third world country where a poor man was reading his Koran but as soon as he saw me standing and looking at his wares for sale, he put his Holy Book down and proferred a sale. The correlation between poverty and religious fundamentalism is undeniable.

MTGRAY

Posted: 10.18.08, 03:03 PM

points made are not of hate.

Artemis81

Posted: 10.17.08, 02:47 PM

Can we refrain from hate speech here?

MTGRAY

Posted: 10.16.08, 02:51 PM

catholic fascist is what is and will be in the main players in world wars. In latin in exact. no wonder a hitler youth is the pope.

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