Published: August 26th 2009 - at 9:39 amWant to hear Tony Blair speak?
Fans of former prime minister Tony Blair should be delighted to hear he’s giving a series of seminars and speeches in London over the coming months.
Organised by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, in association with DFID, Islamic Relief, WorldVision and Oxfam, they will cover the subject theme: ‘New Perspectives on Faith and Development’.
A press release states:
Our goal is to explore the vital role that faith can play in all aspects of international development. The role of faith in the context of development is complex – it is often hugely positive, but it can also be deeply problematic. The speakers will represent a variety of faith and secular perspectives, and each seminar will be an honest and open discussion about the role of faith and the contribution of the faith communities to development.
I’m sure you’ll agree Tony Blair has much to teach others on how faith (and foreign policy?) can bring communities together.
Here are the dates and topics
Monday 7 September
Opening keynote address from the Rt Hon Tony Blair on Why Faith Matters for Development.
Wednesday 30
September Faith in the Marketplace?
Tuesday 6 October
Poverty & Conflict: Faith as a Solution or Cause?
Tuesday 20 October
Health and Education- Where Faith Fits?
Wednesday 4 November
Towards a Sustainable Environment: What Can Faith Teach Us?
Thursday 12 November
Closing keynote address from The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.
You can request a space by emailing rsvp@tonyblairfaithfoundation.org by the 2nd of September 2009 to register your interest, stating which seminars you would like to attend.
The location of the seminars will be in a central London location, but the exact location cannot be revealed until 24 hours before the first event. Top secret stuff.
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I’m sure you’ll agree Tony Blair has much to teach others on how faith (and foreign policy?) can bring communities together.
Very drily sarcastic (I hope).
Yes. The man managed to get well over a million people from diverse backgrounds turning out together on one day.
and the price?
Jesus wept.
Frankly, I would rather de-grout tiles with my teeth.
(Is this the same Tony Blair who led us to war in Iraq as part of his “Christian battle”, and who felt that his actions would ultimately be “judged by God” – not, say, the families of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis who have died in the conflict to date?)
“…and the price?”
Your soul.
Since the press release states there’ll be
“an honest and open discussion about the role of faith and the contribution of the faith communities to development.”
then if Holy Tony were going to stand up and admit that his irrational belief in his invisible chum convinced him to f*ck-up on a global scale, and that he was “a very naughty boy”…
that’d be worth hearing.
But only for free mind.
I would rather have sexual intercourse with a decaying carcass than go and hear one of Tony Blair’s speeches.
What’s the problem? If, as Prime Minister, Blair had told us that he was on a mission from God, I would have been very frightened. But he didn’t, he just lied instead.
Blair is now a private citizen as far as UK governance is concerned. If he wants to talk about faith and how it affects his judgement, that is up to him. The Quartet on the Middle East may challenge his judgement, depending on the content of his speeches, and that is their problem. Given that Middle East conflict is ostensibly founded on religious difference, discussion of faith may be a good thing.
Simply knocking Blair by comparing his Christianity with his mistakes is childish and unnecessarily offensive to others who propound liberal politics on the basis of faith.
Heh at this thread.
No.
I think Charlieman, the point is that for a man of faith, he has a lot of dead corpses on his conscience.
“I think Charlieman, the point is that for a man of faith, he has a lot of dead corpses on his conscience.”
Rather dead corpses than live ones…
Agree completely, though.
Having said that, how many dead corpses does the Pope have on his conscience? Epic fail in “faith and development” is hardly unique to Blair…
No one has as many corpses on their conscience as Henry Kissinger.
And I’ve just read World War Z so corpses do indeed have a dead and alive feel right now.
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