Leap of Faith
April 10, 2008
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The Archbishop of York, the Most Rev. John Sentamu, will take off in and then abandon a perfectly good airplane for a good cause later
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Hard cases make bad law
April 10, 2008
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Dale Rye reflects on the recent court ruling in the dispute between the Anglican District of Virginia and the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia and says it is a perfect example of why “hard cases make bad law” and that, if the ruling stands, it would be a disaster for every church and religious society.
Affirming Catholicism responsds to Wales vote on women bishops
April 10, 2008
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Affirming Catholicism comments on the narrow defeat in the Church of Wales of a proposal to allow women bishops in that Church, saying it exposes a deep seated problem that also exists in the Church of England.
Whole lot of religion going on….
April 10, 2008
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In what is supposed to be the most secular city in the nation, there is a whole of lot of religion going this weekend in Seattle. But don’t be surprised if it looks a lot different that what most of us are used to.
BBC: Archbishop of Canterbury criticises gay threats
April 10, 2008
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The BBC has covered the ABC’s criticism of, in his words, the “latest round of unchristian bullying” in Nigeria. The article fails to make clear
Female prophets: a lost legacy?
April 10, 2008
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In a letter to the Corinthians written in mid-first century CE, Paul urges that female prophets at Corinth prophesy in the public assembly with a head covering, “because of the angels.” Paul recognizes women’s personal and public experience of the spirit, but his concern is that it seem unintelligible to outsiders.
The advantage of language
April 10, 2008
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Sometimes the light of God’s countenance shines so bright upon us, we are so affected with the wonders of the love and goodness of God, that our hearts worship and adore in a language higher than that of words, and we feel transports of devotion, which only can be felt.
World is ‘on course’ for halving extreme poverty
April 9, 2008
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Although the world is ‘on course’ for achieving the first MDG goal of halving extreme poverty, this progress is ‘uneven’ as Sub-Saharan Africa is falling far short, the IMF/WB Global Monitoring report found. Meanwhile, the world is struggling to meet goals for reducing child and maternal mortality, primary school completion, nutrition and sanitation. Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are falling especially short in these areas.
Venables makes unauthorized visit to Brazil
April 9, 2008
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Updated. ENS: The bishops of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Brazil issued an open statement expressing their “strong repudiation” of a recent unauthorized visit by Southern Cone Archbishop Gregory Venables to Recife “where he took part in and celebrated at official occasions outside his Province without the knowledge and consent of the Archbishop of the Province of Brazil and this House of Bishops.”
Prepare for clichéd coverage of the Pope
April 9, 2008
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Writing in the New York Times, Peter Steinfels warns readers to prepare for ‘breathless’ coverage of the Pope during his US visit: “When Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United States on April 15 there will surely be voices in the media apparently disconcerted to discover that, yes, the pope is Catholic.”
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