Updated. Evidently one big problem that some have with the Girl Scouts is its membership in a world federation of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides (WAGGGS), which takes the position that girls should have “an environment where they can freely and openly discuss issues of sex and sexuality.” Well, we wouldn’t want that.
While some commentators are dismissing the President’s “evolution,” the fact is that many of us have a similar story to tell. We grew up in social and spiritual traditions that taught us that same-gender orientation was a perversion, was a sin. Yet over time, and in relationship with people whose lives and examples contradicted our assumptions, we came to a different conclusion.
From Anglican Communion News Service The Most Revd Dr Barry Morgan, Primate of The Church in Wales, has been elected to serve on the Crown
Susan Russell posts: Just finished an interview with NPR’s fabulous Barbara Bradley Haggerty. Look for her segment on Obama, Faith & Marriage Equality tomorrow on
The ruling cites precedent that courts “are bound to look at the fact that the local congregation is itself but a member of a much larger and more important religious organization, and is under its government and control, and is bound by its orders and judgments.”
From the Huffington Post: ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is offering forgiveness and a funeral service for a homeless man who
John 15:9-17 There’s something about human experiences that, well, amazes you. Quick impressions are a case in point: apparently, the effects of what we absorb
The seasonal wonder of the lowly morel is a reminder that Resurrection simply is not of our making. We don’t control it, we don’t manage it, and it defies cultivation. All we can do is be faithful in our search for it, steward the places where we’ve seen it happen before, and enjoy it when it appears.