Conversation about the Anglican Covenant
March 10, 2008
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Bishop Marc Andrus writes on his blog about a conversation he arranged about the St. Andrew’s Draft of the Anglican Communion Covenant.
The Archive
Year: 2008
Approaching God through poetry
March 10, 2008
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William Countryman: “The continuing power of the Anglican poetic tradition depends on the fact that it does not seek power. It gives no prescriptions; it does not compel. It springs out of the gospel of Jesus, but remains blessedly free of theology’s a priori concern to nail everything down and make sure that others toe the line.”
Power of interconnection
March 10, 2008
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This truth of the power of our interconnectedness was brought home to me in an unexpected way not long ago. One recent spring I was referred by my family physician to an endocrinologist because of a growth on the right lobe of my thyroid.
House of Bishops media notes – March 9
March 10, 2008
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The House of Bishops continued the faith-based reconciliation presentation which was begun on Saturday continued Sunday, led by the Rev. Canon Brian Cox of the Diocese of Los Angeles and the Hon. Joanne O’Donnell of the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Art Makers are _____(Choose one or more)
March 9, 2008
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Iconography by Betsy Porter; Photography by Richard Anderson
San Joaquin bishop candidate walkabout scheduled
March 9, 2008
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Living Church: A single candidate chosen to be the provisional Bishop of San Joaquin will participate in a two-day walkabout visitation to the diocese immediately
Why do people give?
March 9, 2008
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Why do people give? Is it really to make the world a better place, to give back to the community as a token of gratitude? Or is giving instead about something less grand, like seeing your name on a building, responding to peer pressure or simply feeling good about yourself? To put it bluntly, is charitable giving a high-minded form of consumption?
Founding Faith
March 9, 2008
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Once the federal government declined to establish a church and the states moved to disestablish (Massachusetts was the last, in 1833), religious belief grew. “No doubt exists that there is much more of religion among us now than there ever was before the change,” John Madison wrote. “This proves rather more … that the law is not necessary to the support of religion.
Pope Benedict XVI will rehabilitate Martin Luther
March 9, 2008
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Pope Benedict XVI is to rehabilitate Martin Luther, arguing that he did not intend to split Christianity but only to purge the Church of corrupt practices.
California Conservative rabbis support same-sex marriage
March 9, 2008
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In 2005, when a Jewish gay-marriage activist first pressed California rabbis to sign a statement supporting full marriage equality for gays and lesbians, only a handful of Conservative rabbis lent their names. Over the course of the past two months, however, more than a dozen Conservative rabbis here have signed on to a growing list of clergy who support gay marriage in the civil realm.
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