Zimbabwean police storm Anglican worship
May 16, 2008
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The New York Times reports that riot police stormed St. Francis Anglican Church in Harare, Zimbabwe on Sunday. The parishioners were lined up for Holy
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Month: May 2008
Celebrating Justice Marshall
May 16, 2008
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The Diocese of Washington is proposing that the Episcopal Church add the name of Thurgood Marshall to its sacramental calendar. The proposed date is May 17, the anniversary of his victory in the landmark school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education. But you can use these resources at any time.
Looking forward
May 16, 2008
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Luke has a great sense of symmetry, and his traditions are organized in orderly patterns of time and space. The ministry of Jesus began with the descending of the Spirit, and so Jesus progresses from the provinces to the city of Jerusalem.
Bishops’ statements on the California decision
May 15, 2008
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Bishops Bruno and Andrus have each issued statements applauding the Court’s ruling that strikes down a ban on gay marriage, and look forward to role their dioceses can play in the church.
Makgoba: Foreign nationals are God’s people too
May 15, 2008
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The Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, released the following statement about recent attacks against Malawians in the South
A conversation in Pittsburgh
May 15, 2008
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The Rev. Dr. Jay Geisler, a member of the group of conservative clergy that declared to the diocese and its bishop that they intend to remain in The Episcopal Church, was invited to be guest speaker at a meeting of Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh meeting last week, and his visit occasioned a useful exchange of ideas, writes Lionel Deimel.
Diocese of Virginia has more “friends” in court
May 15, 2008
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“Over the past four days, eight more religious denominations and judicatories, as well as the two other Virginia Episcopal dioceses have asked the Court to allow them to join the Amici Curiae brief supporting the Diocese of Virginia and the Episcopal Church in recognizing that the §57-9 division statute is unconstitutional.”
CA Supreme Court strikes down gay marriage ban
May 15, 2008
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We conclude that the right to marry, …. guarantees same-sex couples the same substantive constitutional rights as opposite-sex couples to choose one’s life partner and enter with that person into a committed, officially recognized, and protected family relationship that enjoys all of the constitutionally based incidents of marriage.
Reclaiming the word “jihad”
May 15, 2008
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The end to Ani Zonneveld’s “jihad” on “jihad” came during an episode of “Desperate Housewives,” when Lynette discovers she has cancer and throws a stone at a possum. “Look at yourself,” replies her husband, Tom. “You’ve declared jihad on a possum.” “At that point,” said Zonneveld, “I think it is too late to redefine the true meaning of jihad.”
A ministry among the poor
May 15, 2008
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