Don’t worry, talk deeply
March 19, 2010
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People are happier when they spend less time in small talk and more time in deep discussions such as the state of the world or the meaning life.
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Year: 2010
Anglican woman of courage
March 19, 2010
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Jestina Mukoko, a Zimbabwe Anglican and human rights activist, has been presented with the 2010 International Women of Courage award by the U.S. Department of State.
The underground church in Jamaica
March 19, 2010
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The Rev. Irene Monroe writes in Bay Windows about the measures Jamaican gay and lesbian Christians must take to be sure that they can worship in safety.
Glasspool reactions
March 19, 2010
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The reactions to the news that consents for Mary Glasspool’s consecration as bishop suffragan of Los Angeles and first lesbian bishop has followed the expected
Churches engaging politics
March 19, 2010
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Catholic and black protestant churches are usually more politically active, while white mainline Protestant churches and white Evangelical churches were the least politically active, according to a national study.
Joseph’s world
March 19, 2010
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It is a common assumption that the New Testament clearly states in several places that Joseph and Jesus were carpenters, but that is not the case. There are only two references to their trade. Mark refers to Jesus as a carpenter (6:3), and Matthew calls him “the carpenter’s son” (13:55). . . . Many scholars believe that “carpenter” is an inaccurate translation, although it has become a deeply rooted tradition.
Hot cross buns
March 19, 2010
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During Lent, which was — as I understood it — all about giving up things, the sweet, iced buns would inexplicably appear on our Formica kitchen table instead. A treat — and yet, not entirely. No matter how recently they had arrived from the bakery, they always tasted stale. They were called “hot cross buns” but they were never (in those pre-microwave days) remotely warm. That, I reasoned, was why they were okay to eat during a season of gloom.
CT property is TECs
March 18, 2010
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A state superior court judge ruled March 15 that the real and personal property of Bishop Seabury Episcopal Church in Groton, Connecticut, is held in trust for the Diocese of Connecticut and the Episcopal Church.
Assasination attempt on Bishop Barahona, El Salvador
March 18, 2010
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This past Wednesday night (17th), Bishop Barahona, along two of his closest working partners, was victim of the violence that has held this country imprisoned.
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