Day: August 31, 2010

Bishop allied with Recife hails Kunonga and Mugabe

An Ecuadoran bishop with links to the Southern Cone Diocese of Recife thinks Zimbabwe Bishop Nolbert Kunonga is just fine. Kunonga is allied with Robert Mugabe, and has used the government to lock faithful Anglicans out of their own churches. Bishop Crespo of Ecuador has been arrested for arms smuggling in the past.

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Is belief an evolutionary advantage?

…Bering says that believing that supernatural beings are watching you is so basic to being human that even committed atheists regularly have moments where their minds turn in a supernatural direction…

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What ACNA Archbishop Duncan wants

The Second All African Bishops Conference has lacked the clarity of the first All African Bishops’ Conference. What I believe we learn from this conference six years later is that Anglicanism without a confession is in a troubled place. The sessions at the conference were dominated by Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and social solutions where the gospel of Jesus is not the driving force. ~~ Duncan

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VOTE: help New Orleans’ Jericho Road get an orchard

While many resources have been directed to construction and social services, the neighborhood still lacks green space, fresh food, and environmental education opportunities. A fruit tree orchard would fulfill these unmet needs and contribute to Jericho Road’s holistic approach to neighborhood revitalization.

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Beck wants to be Smith, not King

So when Beck says America has been “wandering in darkness” and that he is here to help lead the country back to God he is emulating the founder of his religion. He wants to restore America’s greatness just like his church believes it is called to establish the “restored gospel.”

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Singing to the sound of the waves

On another occasion, Cuthbert was invited to worship with the community of men and women at the abbey of Coldingham, where Ebba was abbess. This monastery stood high on the cliffs overlooking the North Sea from which Lindisfarne could be seen far away in the south. One night, seeking time for quiet prayer, Cuthbert climbed down the cliffs, secretly followed by one of the brothers who was curious to see what he was up to. He saw Cuthbert wade into the sea until the water was up to his neck:

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