Tucked into Sara Mosle’s commentary for Slate on the Rick Warren imbroglio is a description of her ingenious method of finding a congenial congregation in unfamiliar surroundings.
Members of Congress are often accused of being out of touch with average citizens, but an examination of the religious affiliations of U.S. senators and representatives shows that, on one very basic level, Congress looks much like the rest of the country, the Pew Forum reports.
“I’m all for Rick Warren being at the table,” Bishop Robinson said, “but we’re not talking about a discussion, we’re talking about putting someone up front and center at what will be the most watched inauguration in history, and asking his blessing on the nation. And the God that he’s praying to is not the God that I know.”
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Divers men may walk by the seaside
and the same beams of the sun giving light to them all,
one gathereth by the benefit of that light
pebbles or speckled shells for curious vanity,
Here was a man who took his work for the Lord one-hundred percent seriously. A prophet whose whole being was like a trumpet that the News of the Kingdom came blowing right through. A man who cared neither for his appearance nor his diet. A man who said what he was called to say, no matter what the consequence. A man who was loud and raw, and without interest in personal wealth or honor.
The Washington Post is featuring highlights from an interview with the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. The full interview will presumably run soon.
Updated – Integrity statement added at end President-elect Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to offer a prayer as part of his inauguration ceremonies has provoked
As I count our blessings I see that in the past two years our parish has grown from 27 people to over 140. We’ve gone from having no budget and a Navy Chaplain as our part-time priest to having two priests on staff, a proposed 2009 budget in excess of $250,000 (10% of which is dedicated to outreach and another 10% is dedicated to the diocese), a full-time Music Minister, and a wonderful group of kids in Sunday School.
According to Second Harvest, one of America’s largest hunger relief organizations, more than a third of low income households are eating less or skipping meals because they have no money to buy food.