The Texas Supreme Court failed to uphold the summary judgment of the 141st District Court, Tarrant County, Texas in favor of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, ruling instead in favor of the breakaway group. Bishop Rayford B. High, bishop of Fort Worth responds.
Religion in prison is a very American story. In a society that defines religion in a deeplhy personal way, we also are quick to fill up our jails. America has around 5% of the world’s population, yet 25% of its prisoners. So what happens when religion and prison meet up?
Would the “Just War” doctrine justify U.S. military action, and what is America’s moral responsibility? Religion News Service asked a panel of theologians and policy experts. And Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for “human intervention.”
Friday, August 30, 2013 — Week of Proper 16, Year One [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including
Lutheran pastor Eric Clapp notes on his blog that Robin Thicke is getting off easy while Miley Cyrus is being slammed for their duet performance
The reunification of the Diocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Quincy has been approved as required by a majority of bishops and standing committees
The Church of Nigeria is establishing its own cable TV channel. From Anglican Communion News Service:
A Texas church at the center of a measles outbreak in Texas is encouraging its members to get vaccinations, despite previous admonitions to the contrary
Episcopal priests throughout the country are hitting the highway to minister to bikers. From Episcopal News Service:
I have been nourished by hundreds of Eucharists. Deep down, where I don’t usually notice it, they have fed my soul in a steady, sustaining way. Sometimes they are so rich my heart longs to prostrate itself before the altar in sheer awe and adoration. At other times I practically keel over with boredom. But each celebration is a mysterious source of life and strength, and I cannot explain why that is and how it happens.