A Lutheran church for every stripe
November 20, 2009
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A group of Lutherans are so angry over the ELCA’s decision to allow for the inclusion of partnered gay clergy into their ranks under certain
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Rethinking religious “box score”
November 20, 2009
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John Allen blogs on National Catholic Reporter about the myopia of both his Roman Catholic tradition and many Christians in deciding what really matters to
Breaking: Executive Council to discuss Ugandan situation
November 20, 2009
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A special session of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church has been called to discuss the church’s position on the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” currently before the Ugandan Parliament. The meeting will be conducted via conference call on the afternoon of December 7, according to numerous sources.
Manhattan declaration of religious traditionalism
November 20, 2009
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Updated Members of the religious right have written a manifesto saying that laws which promote equality in public accommodation, hiring or marriage violate their religious freedom to discriminate.
Bishop elected in Oregon
November 20, 2009
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The Rev. Michael Joseph Hanley was elected on the second ballot to be tenth Bishop of Oregon. Hanley is the Rector of St. Christopher Church
Lucky penny
November 20, 2009
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Bishop Greg Rickel blogs about his experience in New Orleans with a group from the Diocese of Olympia.
Chicago Consultation asks PB, ABC to oppose anti-gay bill in Uganda
November 20, 2009
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The Chicago Consultation today asked the Most Rev. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury; the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Dr. Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies; and the Most Rev. Henry Luke Orombi, Primate of the Anglican Church of Uganda, to speak out against draconian anti-gay legislation introduced in the Ugandan Parliament last month.
Mary of Magdala: the musical
November 20, 2009
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To bring the story of a powerful but flawed woman who loves and follows Jesus, students must confront many deep questions including “Do you want to go have a beer with this guy?”
Not important, but significant
November 20, 2009
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My presenting sin is pride. Although I haven’t read it in a long time, I was convicted from the first time I read Walter Hilton’s Ladder of Perfection, in which he makes the case that pride is the foremost sin, and the prerequisite for all other sins. For that matter, I don’t use the shorthand “IMHO,” because I can’t claim to be all that humble about my opinions.
Sanctity as royal duty
November 20, 2009
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Kingship, as every medieval churchman knew and as every medieval ruler was informed, was instituted by divine concession: it was exercised Dei gratia. The kingdom, accordingly had the status of a divine trust, in relation to which the ruler functioned not in or by his own right but rather as God’s vice-regent upon earth
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