tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post4995238353980144041..comments2024-03-28T10:26:20.408-04:00Comments on Ponderings on a Faith Journey: Word as SacramentRobert Cornwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-65521777636793966862010-02-05T16:03:15.261-05:002010-02-05T16:03:15.261-05:00"http://www.chiropracticmarketingsecret.com&q..."http://www.chiropracticmarketingsecret.com" Illiteracy means inability to read and write. It is the root cause of ignorance which frustrates all development efforts of the government and the community. Eradication of illiteracy in a country like Bangladesh with so vast a population is undoubtedly a gigantic task. It is the social responsibility of all the literate people. men and women.To make some concerted efforts to remove illiteracy from society. The government of Bangladesh has already undertaken some important Programs in this regard. To provide primary education for at least 70 percent of children of six to ten years of age by the end of 1990. The government has launched a pro gramme called the Universal Primary Education (UPE) Project. There is another education program in which each primary school in a community is to be regarded as a Community Learning Center (CLC). The objective is to involve increasingly the parents and the members of the community in the educational activities of the school. The adults and the out-of-school youths will come to the school in the afternoon or in the evening after their work. Here they will receive not only basic education but also practical training in their vocations. The mass media, especially radio TV and newspapers can play a vital role in marking the people more conscious of the importance of literacy in the life of a nation. They can broadcast and publish regular features on various aspects of basic education. adult education and mass literacy.DrKeithCurriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11646247437435741101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-33260124330113626762009-09-19T00:06:49.001-04:002009-09-19T00:06:49.001-04:00For me, the Word as embodied in Scripture, is sacr...For me, the Word as embodied in Scripture, is sacramental, in that it is a medium connecting me with the divine. I understand that the "Word" has multiple meanings in Christianity, including: the Christ, Scripture, the Proclamation of the Good News, as well the breath of God. And I feel the sacramental in each of thee aspects. But Scripture seems to stand out and stand up through the millennia as receiving special support and protection from the forces of human history.<br /><br />Anyway, Scripture speaks to me, and with its words and ideas come both the Proclamation of the Word, and the Breath or Spirit of God into my heart. So, however I understand the "Word" I receive it is sacramental.<br /><br />JohnJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245470576919732592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-15161754752621817382009-09-19T00:02:50.124-04:002009-09-19T00:02:50.124-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245470576919732592noreply@blogger.com