Who are our modern executioners?
May 3, 2015
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Isn’t there something worrying about a society that can sentence someone to death but then not find anyone to do the killing willingly?
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Churches and hospital work together for better health
May 3, 2015
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In Tennessee, a local hospital has teamed up with local congregations to, hopefully, improve the health and access to healthcare of the community they serve.
Scriptural guidance for your online life
May 3, 2015
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The issue of online behavior is one that comes up here at the Cafe’ often. It pops up in our discussions about comments, in deciding
Speaking to the Soul: Love Springs Up
May 3, 2015
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The call is to see the divine spark even in those different from us, who are easily overlooked. That’s love in action in this moment right here.
Celebrating her 25th year of ordained ministry
May 2, 2015
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Writing in the National Catholic Reporter, Maureen Fiedler wonders when her church will have women in the priesthood. Meanwhile, Pope Francis asks “Why is it expected that women must earn less than men? No! They have the same rights. The disparity is a pure scandal.”
Episcopalians in Brazil celebrate 30 years of women’s ordination.
May 2, 2015
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2015 marks 30 years of women ordained to the priesthood in the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil (Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil.) To celebrate the
Religion was trumped by biology this week before the US Supreme Court regarding marriage equality
May 2, 2015
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Soon after the case for marriage equality was won before the Massachusetts Supreme Court, in 2003, conservatives, clergy and laypeople alike, began fighting against it
Letter to the Editor: the saga at General Seminary
May 2, 2015
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From time to time we will publish letters from our readers responding to articles posted at the Cafe. In today’s letter Sylvia Vasquez responds to our stories on the ongoing issues at General Seminary and issues a call to action for General Convention.
The male couple in the VA marriage equality case to celebrate wedding nuptials
May 2, 2015
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The two men have been a couple for 25 years. They filed a case in federal district court against the VA ban on marriage equality.
Speaking to the Soul: The value of life
May 2, 2015
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If God values the life of a sparrow, or anything else, how much more can we as humans be valued in God’s sight? Do we have the right to say that this person or that one has little value to us because they aren’t like us in some way — physically, culturally, educationally, financially, religiously– and therefore have no value to God?
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