Year: 2010

After the quake, a question of justice

In Haiti, we are hearing that some 150,000 have died so far from the earthquake. That’s something like 1.5% of the population. Staggering. An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter Scale killed some 150,000 people – so far. Yet, twenty-one years ago an earthquake of almost that size (a 6.9) struck San Francisco. Almost the same size, but in that instance only 63 people died.

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Freed from slavery

We ought not to pass over in silence the fact that the Northalbingians on one occasion committed a great crime and one of a terrible nature. When some unhappy captives, who had been taken from Christian lands and carried away to the barbarians, were ill treated by these strangers, they fled thence in the hope of escaping

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Episcopalian provides cover for Joint Chiefs of Staff

For the past two years, I have expressed the view that it was time for the law to be reviewed by Congress. I fully support the new approach on gays in the military presented to the Senate Armed Services Committee this week by Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. – Colin Powell

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UK faith communities triple header

Statements from: C of E Bishop Scott-Joynt; Lord Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; and the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu. They all agree with the pope, and muse about natural law and such.

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Trust women

Former college and professional football player Sean James and Olympic gold medalist Al Joyner respond to the Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad, featuring Tim Tebow and his mother.

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Assorted links

1. Moses, a Ugandan man seeking asylum in the U.S., hid his face Tuesday at a news conference in Washington to announce the formation of

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The Times: The Church and underwater mortgages

It is not clear how Tishman’s aim of turning the complex’s rent-stabilised units into luxury apartments fits in with the Church’s ethical investment policy. The Church of England’s defence is that this was “established practice”.

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