New Zealand approves Marriage Equality
April 17, 2013
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The New York Times reports the AP story:
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Compassionate debate on gun control
April 17, 2013
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The Senate is scheduled today to vote on gun control. The Very Rev. Gary Hall, Dean of the Washington National Cathedral, wrote a powerful op-ed
50 Days of Fabulous: reflections for Eastertide
April 17, 2013
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So often the world thinks Easter ends with the last egg hunt on Easter Sunday. The Rev. Laurie Brock explains how the project started:
Balance and Focus
April 17, 2013
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Early in the morning, at daybreak, Luke tells us that Jesus “departed and went into a deserted place.” This is one of a number of times in Luke’s account when he speaks of Jesus’ praying. Jesus finds time alone with God. In that time alone, he is able to find direction and clear self-definition.
Non-partisan panel: US engaged in torture post-9/11
April 16, 2013
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The New York Times reports: A nonpartisan, independent review of interrogation and detention programs in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks concludes that “it is indisputable that the United States engaged in the practice of torture” and that the nation’s highest officials bore ultimate responsibility for it.
Presiding Bishop offers keynote at Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference
April 16, 2013
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The ancient and most central part of the Christian gospel is about answering fear with love. Our task can be none other than challenging military responses to fear with non-violent and peaceful approaches. We proclaim that loving the enemy is the only ultimately life-giving response.
Boston backstory: A day in the life of the Old North Church
April 16, 2013
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Assaults on our freedom cut deeply here at Old North Church. We will be keeping our lanterns lit and facing the Boston Marathon finish line to honor the innocent victims.
Boston backstory: the man in the cowboy hat
April 16, 2013
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Tasneem Raja of Mother Jones has the story of one of the heroes of the finish line. Carlos Arredondo–the man with the cowboy hat–lived a life scarred by violence and anguish, event before the bombs went off.
Pope reaffirms plans to place U. S. nuns under bishops’ control
April 16, 2013
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Those who hoped that Pope Francis would re-examine Pope Benedict XVI’s unpopular plan to place the main organization of American nuns under the control of
Casting Out Fear
April 16, 2013
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The message and spirit of today’s reading seems timely in the wake of the shocking bombing yesterday at the Boston Marathon. Such cruel acts intend to sow fear and to invite hate. If we are to be helpful in responding to this kind of evil, we will need embrace another way.
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