Dolly, Tony & Tutu on faith
November 5, 2009
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The BBC has recruited a trio as unlikely as Tony Blair, Dolly Parton and Archbishop Desmond Tutu to explain the importance of faith.
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Andrew Sullivan is fed up
November 5, 2009
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“It is time to acknowledge that the Catholic church hierarchy can no longer pretend that it isn’t the active enemy of gay people and our families,” says Sullivan
The lessons of Three Cups of Tea
November 5, 2009
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However one defines family, do you really value your family enough to sacrifice a long-cherished ambition for their well-being? Theologically, sharing the Eucharist is analogous to that third cup of tea. Yet for how many of the people who share in the Eucharist, whether locally or globally, am I willing to die? Like Mortenson, I can benefit from lessons in valuing family.
All are united with all
November 5, 2009
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If we seriously believe that the redemptive power of Christ’s death and resurrection works backwards in time as well as forwards, we must not narrow the scope of God’s activity and God’s love. All are united with all. Those whom the Churches officially recognize as “Saints” are simply those in whom the Christian people recognize some outstanding manifestation of the one life in Christ which is common to all. It is because all are called to be saints, that the Church is able to recognize in some the outstanding generosity of response to a call which all share.
A religious reflection on Maine
November 4, 2009
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The slap they intended is received. I am made to wonder – Am I human? Am I an American? Am I a Christian? Am I married?
ABC issues slap in face
November 4, 2009
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Rowan Williams has declined the invitation to attend the ordination of the openly gay woman Eva Brunne to be the next Bishop of Stockholm. The Church of Sweden is not a part of the Anglican Communion, several provinces of the latter are in full communion with it, by virtue of the Porvoo Agreement.
Episcopal Bishop Stephen T. Lane responds to Question 1 results
November 4, 2009
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Although the question of same-gender civil marriage may be settled in Maine for now, I would remind all Episcopalians both here in Maine and across the wider Church that we will continue the conversation about these issues for years to come.
Episcopalians and Tanzanians partner in mission
November 4, 2009
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There’s been a spate of news about partnerships between Episcopal churches and dioceses in the U.S. working in concert with Tanzanians. An incomplete listing is
How should Anglicans outside Uganda respond?
November 4, 2009
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That’s the question Andrew Goddard asks on the Fulcrum Forum. His answer may surprise you.
Gay marriage loses in Maine
November 4, 2009
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With Maine added to the list gay marriage has now lost in all 31 states in which it has been put to a public referendum.
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