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Month: May 2008

Between relativism and fundamentalism

May 7, 2008 2 Comments

“Relativism and fundamentalism seem, at first sight, to be direct opposites. Rather, I think, they are two sides of the same coin. Both are rooted in the same distinctly modern phenomenon. Modernization progressively undermines the closed communities in which human beings lived through most of history, communities in which there was a very high degree of consensus about the basic cognitive and normative definitions of reality.” – Peter Berger

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587 BC, and why it matters

May 7, 2008 3 Comments

The great stories of the ancestral patriarchs and matriarchs were collected and woven together. The records of the early years of the kingdom of Israel and its split into Israel and Judah were updated and reworked. The words of the prophets were gathered and formed into stable collections. The songs of the Temple were collected even if there was no place left to sing them

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The basis of our praying

May 7, 2008 No Comments

For the sake of love let us all pray together with God’s working—thanking, trusting,rejoicing,for thus would our good Lord be prayed to (as is the understanding that I received in all His own meaning, and in the sweet words where He says most merrily, “I am the basis of thy praying”).

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Court rules for Canadian diocese

May 6, 2008 1 Comment

In her decision, Madam Justice Milanetti ruled that the title of two of the three parishes clearly rests with the diocese and that the third probably does as well. She said that the position advanced by the diocese that parish facilities be shared seemed logical to her. Madam Justice Milanetti also awarded legal costs to the diocese of Niagara.

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Good news in Haiti

May 6, 2008 No Comments

Greenville Online shares the good news of Christ Church’s work in Haiti. Working with Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health, the church has aided

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Help for Burma

May 6, 2008 No Comments

Episcopal Relief and Development reports that it is providing emergency assistance to communities in Burma affected by Cyclone Nargis. The storm, packing winds up to 120 miles per hour, swept through the country on Saturday, leaving at least 4,000 dead and 3,000 unaccounted. Officials fear that the death toll will top 10,000.

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Rowan and Benedict touch base

May 6, 2008 1 Comment

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope met for about twenty minutes on Monday to discuss Christian-Muslim relations, Christian churches in China and for Williams to update Benedict on plans for the upcoming Lambeth Conference.

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