How religion shapes the narrative of violence against women
January 10, 2010
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Wherever it shows itself, religion is as capable of helping to justify damage against females as it is of doing any good.
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Year: 2010
Heaven was opened
January 10, 2010
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The Lord was baptized. The heavens were opened, and the Holy Spirit came down upon him. A voice from the heavens thundered and said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am pleased.” We should say that heaven was opened at the baptism of Jesus and for the plan of forgiving sins. There are not the sins of him “who had committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.”
The psychology of the transitional diaconate I
January 10, 2010
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The 1928 Prayer Book is clear. The diaconate is a probationary period in which a man will show himself worthy (or not) to become a priest. This is highly questionable ecclesiology, but at least it makes sense.
Ugandan human rights lawyer says anti-gay bill should be rejected
January 9, 2010
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Busingye Kabumba who teaches International and Regional Human Rights Law at Makerere University, Uganda says that the proposed anti-gay legislation ought to be rejected..
Iker group loses, again
January 9, 2010
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The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth prevailed on December 29th in Hood County, as it did in earlier in 2009 in Tarrant County, on two more Rule 12 motions filed on behalf of groups controlled by Bishop Jack Iker and others who have left the Episcopal Church but claim to still control the continuing Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth.
ABC’s visitors to Canada on
“aberrations south of the border”
January 9, 2010
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“We sensed that in Canada there was a general consensus on the nature of orthodoxy, with fewer extreme views of the kind that have led to some of the aberrations south of the border. Even the bishops who were strongly progressive in the matter of same-sex blessings insisted that they stood firmly within the creedal mainstream.”
Saturday collection 1/08/10
January 9, 2010
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Unsung heroes, are, by definition, not widely known. The Saturday Collection this week focuses on three formerly unsung, or little sung heroes, who are getting the attention they deserve.
Chicago Consultation: Making the case for Mary Glasspool
January 9, 2010
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To aid standing committees with their role in the consent process, we have gathered essays from eminent theologians across the Episcopal Church. Later in January we will publish these essays in an electronic publication titled “God’s Call and Our Response.” We would like to provide these essays via email to standing committee members whom you believe would like to receive them and perhaps share them with colleagues.
A promise of unity
January 9, 2010
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This closing year has been rich with promise of what shall one day come. There was an Interchurch Movement which would gather into one common coffer the missionary treasures of “Protestants” of every name; there was the Lambeth Conference where the bishops of the Anglican Communion for the first time invited bishops of the Eastern Church to counsel with them in their committee meetings;
Muddy boots
January 8, 2010
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Grandmère Mimi over at Wounded Bird blog shares a letter from Bishop Jenkins to his diocese as he retires.
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