Desmond Tutu demonstrated his commitment to God through his unwavering advocacy for justice, peace, and human rights, which he viewed as rooted in his Christian faith. As an Anglican bishop and anti-apartheid activist, he emphasized the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation, reflecting his belief in the teachings of Christ. Tutu’s sermons and public speeches often highlighted the moral imperative to oppose injustice, embodying the principles of love and compassion central to his spirituality. His dedication to these values exemplified his deep commitment to serving God and humanity.
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Desmond Tutu (born 1931) is an Anglican archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He has written numerous books for adults and children — including The Rainbow People of God and, together with his good friend the Dalai Lama, The Book of Joy.
He supports it. The retired Anglican Archbishop says he would not worship a homophobic god and if heaven is homophobic, he will refuse to enter it. Tutu states that he is as passionately opposed to homophobia as he was to apartheid. I enclose a link to an excerpt from a 2011 book he wrote, in which he discusses why he is in favor of equal rights for gay men and lesbians.
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By learning, teaching and obeying the Torah.
Tutu (I know, weird name, but look it up)
"The Family is the Country of the heart." Giuseppe Mazzini "When you look at your life the greatest happiness are family happinesses." Joyce Brothers "You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." Desmond Tutu "Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth." Peter Ustinov
commitment to yourself (you. being gods work...)
Desmond Tutu (aged 81) is a South African Church minister who raise to world wide fame during the 80s as an opponent of the apartheid government in S. Afrcia. He was an Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town. In South Africa at the time, the majority of the black population were not allowed to vote. They were housed in impoverished townships. Black people couldn't even use white facilities. Police beat the black people and black opposition were sometimes killed. In 1976 black school kids were unlawfully killed. Tutu campaigned against injustice, rising in the Church and using his position to bring pressure for change through the boycott of S.African goods. He organised big peaceful demonstrations aand contributed to the release of Mandela and the end of the twisted system. He got a Nobel Peace Prize. He got a Gandhi Peace Prize. In front of 120,000 in 1993 he said, 'We are the rainbow people of God. We are unstoppable. Nobody can stop us on our march of victory (we are unstoppable). No one (we are unstoppable), no guns, nothing. Nothing will stop us (we are unstoppable), for we are moving to freedom. We are moving to freedom and nobody can stop is (we are unstoppable). For God is on our side.' What he was trying to say in that speech is that they were unstoppable. He used his faith in god to get him and the others who were in dark times through. He used non violence and prayer and speeches. He said that god needs us all and that God couldn't care less if we were black, white, brown, straight, Christian or not he loves us all and it is through us that he works.
Desmond Tutu has written: 'Mandela' 'Made for goodness' -- subject(s): Spirituality, Religious life, Conduct of life, Virtue 'Esperanza Y Sufrimiento' 'No future without forgiveness' -- subject(s): Christianity, South Africa, Reconciliation, Race relations, South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Religious aspects of Reconciliation, Forgiveness, Religious aspects of Forgiveness, OverDrive, Nonfiction, Politics, Religion & Spirituality 'Children of God storybook Bible' -- subject(s): English Bible stories 'Worshiping Church in Africa' 'Crying in the wilderness' -- subject(s): Addresses, essays, lectures, Apartheid, Church and race relations, Church history, Moral and ethical aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Apartheid, Race relations, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Apartheid, Religious aspects of Race relations, South African Council of Churches 'An African Prayer Book' 'Runcie' 'Made for goodness' -- subject(s): Spirituality, Religious life, Conduct of life, Virtue 'AIDS and South Africa' 'Desmond Tutu' -- subject(s): Race relations, South African Council of Churches, Religious aspects of Race relations, Christianity, Church history 'After the Locusts' 'God Has a Dream' -- subject(s): Religious aspects of Hope, Social conditions, Religious aspects, Politics and government, Hope, OverDrive, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality 'The essential Desmond Tutu' -- subject(s): Quotations 'The African Prayerbook' 'Love' 'God's dream' -- subject(s): Pictorial works, Religious aspects of Multiculturalism, Juvenile fiction, Peace, Multiculturalism, Fiction
Nuns choose to cut their hair as a symbol of their commitment to religious life and to show their dedication to God by letting go of worldly attachments.
Answer:Performing salah (the five daily prayers at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and night) does not show your commitment. It helps you strengthen your commitment, if you already believe."Showing your commitment" is just like "showing off". We don't show off. Unless you do it purely for God's sake, then it is simply impure. Not good.Jesus said to go pray in secret.But if one's heart is empty of the love and fear of God, then no ritual will place that there.When you read the words of God from the Qur'an, as you stand and bow down to Him, then you will know how it buildscommitment.It re-connects you to the source of all good - God.