The United Nations Human Rights Council yesterday unanimously adopted a Resolution on Freedom of Religion or Belief omitting any reference to the concept of “defamation of religion,” and instead focuses on the individual’s right to freedom of belief.
Reports are coming from Ugandan state-run television and news outlets that the draconian anti-homosexuality bill will not come before the Ugandan parliament.
As dioceses in the Church of England weigh the Anglican Covenant, the Church Times has put together a reader’s guide that contains articles both pro
Pick your top five from the 13 most common mainstream hymns.
Mom and dad, not Puffy or Pat Robertson, matter most to their politics. Some 60% cite parents as the influence on their own politics.
Sometimes, I think TEC has more than its fair share of drama queens/kings. These individuals appear to rely upon conflict-generated emotion to provide momentum for their worthwhile endeavors. This has happened in TEC conflicts over civil rights, prayer book revision, the ordination of women, and full inclusion of GLBT persons. Unfortunately, the conflicts left numerous casualties.
Our Lady was not fifteen years old at the time of the Annunciation. What was the secrete which enabled her to translate all this suffering into joy? It was the secret of the twofold love, which our Lord tells us is one and the same: the love of God and the love of man. It is in the Magnificat, that wonderful expression of joy, with which she answered the greeting of her cousin Elizabeth, that our Lady shows this twofold love, and shows how the love of God and the love of man was interlocked in her mind.