In an address that lasted over 17 minutes, “God” appears three times – twice in the paragraph that commenced at the 10 minute, 23 second mark, and once in the para starting at 14:13 – while “Jesus” appeared four times – twice in the para at 7:52, and twice in the para at 14:13. So essentially he got over most of the God-and-Jesus stuff in the short para at 14:13, leaving the rest of the 17 minutes odd for the real stuff – the warm and fuzzy “you” stuff – the stuff we all like to hear about ourselves.
Hardly what I’d call peppering with references to the Divine.
As for the “Human Gospel” try the para at 4:27:4:27And this brings me to my second message. How wonderful would it be if the growth of scientific and technological innovation would come along with more equality and social inclusion. How wonderful would it be, while we discover faraway planets, to rediscover the needs of the brothers and sisters orbiting around us. How wonderful would it be if solidarity, this beautiful and, at times, inconvenient word,were not simply reduced to social work, and became, instead, the default attitude in political, economic and scientific choices, as well as in the relationships among individuals, peoples and countries. Only by educating people to a true solidarity will we be able to overcome the "culture of waste," which doesn't concern only food and goods but, first and foremost, the people who are cast aside by our techno-economic systems which, without even realizing it, are now putting products at their core, instead of people.
See? It’s all up to us – “scientific and technological innovation” and “educating people to a true solidarity” – is all that is necessary. Who needs any theological principles to establish a need for “solidarity”?
In passing, if you can understand what the second sentence in that para means, my hearty congratulations. You would surely qualify for an HD in Human Gospel 101.
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: Pete, I don't know what program you were
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: It certainly was not simply some "Human
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: coming from, a God-centred perspective. Have
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: Lovely sentiments and ideas (solidarity,
: hope, love...) but not a mention of the need
: for GOD ... Sounds like merely a HUMAN
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