Day: November 7, 2007

Self righteous in the extreme

When the researchers tested their hypothesis on managers who were asked to make a judgment call involving a conscientious employee who needed to go home early one day, they found that the managers who believed most strongly that they were good people came to extreme conclusions: They either let the employee off for the rest of the day with full pay, or insisted the employee stay and work full hours.

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Soup kitchen saves a church [CORRECTED]

This is one of those man bites dog stories:

“We owe our existence as a parish to the Soup Kitchen,” says the Rev. William A. Greenlaw, rector of Holy Apostles’ (Chelsea, NYC). “It has put us on the map. Many who are now vestry members began as Soup Kitchen volunteers.”

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Campaign to Frighten Rowan (CAFRO) kicks into high gear

Peter Akinola, individually, and in concert with eight other Primates or former primates alleging to speak for the Global South, is attempting to pressure Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, into postponing the Lambeth Conference and calling an emergency meeting of the Primates.

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GOP senator investigates prosperity gospel ministries

Grassley, who in recent years has forced changes in such nonprofit organizations as the American Red Cross, the Nature Conservancy, American University and the Smithsonian Institution, said in a statement that the allegations involve such amenities as private jets and Rolls-Royces. He has also asked for credit card records, clothing and jewelry expenses and any cosmetic surgery expenses.

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Good Friday: Lebanon Bombing

“The 2006 Lebanon War is the motivation of this work. “The conflict killed more than a thousand people, most of who were Lebanese, and displaced

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Thanksgiving Arrangement #1

Martha Bean is a master gardener and grew nearly all of the fruits and vegetables in this Thanksgiving arrangement herself. She creates an arrangement like

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Leveraging Lambeth

Is the agenda for Lambeth in play? Archbishop Rowan Williams has said Lambeth 2008 will not be a business meeting, but a gathering to build

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