A Shenandoah Valley-based news site throws the spotlight on several ways in which the Episcopal Church is functioning in Haiti, with an emphasis on what might be considered a few of the positives. Take some time to click through these stories.
RCA remains affiliated with ELCA but has noted concern over Lutherans’ desire to open the ordination process to gays and lesbians.
It’s a good start for Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on the New Zealand leg of a two-week stint.
Used well, a church’s or cleric’s blog can lend an informal tone to a conversation with a wider community.
God the Father, uncreated,
beyond grasp, invisible,
one God the maker of all;
this is the first and foremost article of our faith.
We’re not sure who the Rushings are (or their dog, for that matter), but would they maybe want to come to church? Or …
It’s been 50 years since Time carried reference to Valerie Saiving Goldstein’s groundbreaking piece “The Human Situation: A Feminine View.”
Mr. Berry’s papers are looking for a good home following a dustup with University of Kentucky officials. The donnybrook is over the naming of a campus building – “Wildcat Coal Lodge” – that reflected institutional bias based on the university’s fundraising philosophy.
“The answer from now on could not be clearer. No extra funding for a university that appoints anti-gay figures to prominent positions. I hope other alumni will keep their hands firmly in their pockets and when the call comes for money, just say no.”
This week on the Social Hour: Revisiting our Facebook ad, search committees and Google, and the USA Today on social media and church.