U2 the rock’n roll “Book of Common Prayer”?
January 7, 2010
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The Guardian (UK) offers an interesting theological reflection upon Bono and the band U2
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Month: January 2010
Epiphany celebrations
January 7, 2010
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If left to our own devices, the Yule season would continue at least until Groundhog’s Day. But alas, this Christmas holiday went up in smoke last night . . .
New strategy for GOP Congress members
January 7, 2010
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Thirty-nine congressional Republicans . . . have filed an amicus brief in D.C. Superior Court calling for a voter referendum on whether to legalize same-sex marriage in the District.
Seven people killed in Egypt church
January 7, 2010
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Three men in a car sprayed automatic gunfire into a crowd of churchgoers in southern Egypt as they left a midnight Mass for Coptic Christmas, killing at least seven people in a drive-by shooting.
January 7, 2010
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Dear Episcopal Cafe, Happy New Year! Deirdre Good I’ve been in the UK this Christmas. I arrived just before the snowfall that closed Heathrow for
The power and wisdom of God
January 7, 2010
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Epiphany—the shining forth of Christ to the Gentiles, to the wider world beyond the chosen people of the Old Testament, the Old Covenant. . . .The Gentiles who find the great light are those who come a long way from where they started and are not afraid of making fools of themselves and, finally, are ready to return to their homes by another way, a way that runs clean counter to the plans of King Herod and the rest of the powers that be.
A Nigerian and an engineer:
What can hindsight tell us?
January 6, 2010
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While confidence in Osama bin Laden has fallen sharply since 2003 among every other Muslim population surveyed, a 54%-majority of Nigerian Muslims express confidence in the al Qaeda leader, up from 44% in 2003.
Sewanee has new vice chancellor
January 6, 2010
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McCardell will remain as president of Choose Responsibility through June 30, and will be succeeded by Barrett Seaman, author of Binge: Campus Life in an Age of Disconnection and Excess and a founding board member of Choose Responsibility. Though he will be stepping down as president of Choose Responsibility, McCardell will remain active in the issue.
Ugandans call for reason
January 6, 2010
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As we debate Bahati’s bill, we will learn that the factors that shape human sexuality are complex and we should therefore not kill anyone because they are different. We should punish those who sexually molest children and those who rape – not because of their sexual orientation but because they violated some else’s rights while seeking sexual gratification.
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