The General Synod of the Church of England, approved, without amendment, a resolution that approves engaging the rest of the Anglican Communion to adopt an Anglican Covenant.
John Buchanan, editor and publisher of the Christian Century, has written an interesting essay reminding us of wisdom of Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address. In particular, it is a useful antidote to a religious tribalism that is beginning to infect political life.
The poll results are in and the new seven architectural wonders of the world have been announced.
Last December, the leading authority on Jewish law for Conservative Jews, the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, changed a previous ruling from 1992, and rules that it is consistent with Jewish law for Conservative Jews to bless same sex unions, The Jewish weekly, The Forward reports that there has been a growing acceptance of same sex blessings by Conservative Rabbis as a result.
The Christian Association of Nigeria has taken the highly unusual step of refusing to ratify Archbishiop Peter Akinola as its vice president. The association had previously denied Akinola a second term as president. The vote is a setback for Akinola’s allies in the United States and the United Kingdom who portray him as the chief spokesman of African Christianity.
Several studies have noted that scientists, as a group, are much less religious than the general public. Now a survey published in the journal Social Problems finds that this is not the result of scientific training–those who choose science as a career are already less religious before their education.