seen is that the Alpha Course adds in some pantheism, and in a number of areas, such as sin, takes positions contrary to Church teaching. jhayes, the description of the Alpha Course in wikipedia is fairly accurate. I would go beyond that and say it is a typical Protestant style course where everyone's view is equal and there is no true authority so they end up wrangling about minutiae with no resolution. To teach a "mere Christianity" course with no reference to doctrine based on tradition always has an unhappy result. Interesting to read the comment by Sissy that there is a 'Catholic' version of Alpha. Having seen the posters only on Anglican churches in England I was surprised and confused when I learned that both French Cardinals had praised the course and that many churches there now run the Alpha course. Cardinal Barbarin, Primate of the Gauls, is quoted as saying that it was 'a wonderful gift we have received from England.' wmeyer, thanks for the info about Catholic Alpha. I was unaware of that. Lisa P: without sovereignty, there is only lawlessness and chaos. It can't be moral for a government to subject it's people to uncertain justice or a complete lack of stability and security which is what open borders would produce. I'm very sympathetic to the plight of poor people who want to come here for the hope of a better life. But it disturbs me that our Bishops never seem to address the fact that