Julia Neuberger

Julia Neuberger

Chair, Commission on the Future of Volunteering in England

Baroness Julia Neuberger is an ordained rabbi and member of Britian's House of Lords. The "On Faith" panelist also is a trustee of the British Council, Jewish Care, and the Booker Prize Foundation, as well as founding trustee of the Walter and Liesel Schwab Charitable Trust. She has served as Chairman of Camden & Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust and Chief Executive of the King's Fund—a major independent health charity. Currently she chairs the Commission on the Future of Volunteering in England . In the House of Lords, she is a Liberal Democrat member and in early 2006 she was Bloomberg Professor at Harvard University Divinity School . Neuberger writes, speaks, makes trouble, and has published several books, of which the latest is The Moral State We're In (2006). She is working on a book about old age, and thinking about a new book on death and dying, as well as one as a counterblast to Richard Dawkins on why religion is so important in the rather godless United Kingdom. Close.

Julia Neuberger

Chair, Commission on the Future of Volunteering in England

Baroness Julia Neuberger is an ordained rabbi and member of Britian's House of Lords. The "On Faith" panelist also is a trustee of the British Council, Jewish Care, and the Booker Prize Foundation, as well as founding trustee of the Walter and Liesel Schwab Charitable Trust. more »

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Pope Rebuilding After Bad Start

The Pope has begun to build bridges with the Islamic world after a disastrous start, but, despite his attempts to build these bridges, it feels as if the hand of friendship is not being stretched out far enough.

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Josef Sefton:

The Pope is not rebuilding after a bad start

Will I bow down before Pope Benedict?

Absolutely not and everyone in the world should follow my lead.

My confidence is not in any Pope as a bridge builder.

Liars are known to use the following tactic. Act mercilessly then appear to cede a little ground. Just wait a few moments and the Pope's claws will come out publicly again.

Privately the Pope is no friend of the Islamic, Jewish or Christian world.

Julia is totally right the Pope's hand of friendship is not being stretched out far enough. The reason is that he has other friends. His friends are in the business world and they are super rich.

His friends are in corrupt institutions like the United Nations, the White House and the European Parliament.

His friends are anywhere the holy name of Jesus Christ is being fought against.

The Pope sells himself as the great bridge builder and loves nothing more than garner and lap up the duped world's applause.

He makes a big song and dance about being concerned about the behaviour of many of his perverted priests.

Does he throw them out when they are caught out year after year? Does he acknowledge that God Himself has given them over to this behaviour? Do we see him on his knees sobbing before holy God blessing the name above all names, Jesus Christ?

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