Not locked out of church
February 19, 2008
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More news on our story from yesterday about the church that allegedly locked out members. New information now comes from the diocese about these events.
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Church of Uganda still part of Anglican Communion
February 19, 2008
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The Church of Uganda is not seceding from the Anglican Communion,” said Revd Canon Aaron Mwesigye, church spokesperson. “Some press stories have misrepresented our position.
Usury prevalent in Christian conservative states
February 19, 2008
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The natural hypothesis would be to assume that given Biblical condemnation of usury there would be aggressive regulation and less demand for payday loans in these states, but ironically, the numbers show the opposite is true. It’s sad that states with a pious and honorable religious heritage now disproportionately host predatory lenders.
Enough, already
February 19, 2008
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I know all the very, very, very, very important reasons why I should care about the proposed Anglican Covenant, the upcoming Lambeth meeting, the “anti-Lambeth” gathering in the Middle East, and all the machinations, argumentations, proselytizations, and disputations surrounding all of it. Still, you know what? I’m tired of it. I’m tired of it, and I’m bored of it, and I am ready to move on. I just don’t care.
He is Christ the Savior
February 19, 2008
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When Jesus came to Jordan’s stream his Father’s will obeying,
and was baptized by John, there came a voice from heaven saying,
“This is my dear beloved Son upon whom rests my favor,”
And till God’s will is fully done he will not bend or waver,
for he is Christ the Savior.
A fractured faith: Is schism inevitable?
February 18, 2008
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Stephen Bates, former religion correspondent for the Guardian, wrote “A Fractured Faith: Do divisions over homosexuality make schism inevitable?” which appeared in the LGCM Anglican
Religious and civil courts in the US
February 18, 2008
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Two recent stories in the New York Times describe how conflicts in religious law and civil law are being handled in the USA, especially in
Locked out of church
February 18, 2008
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2/19 UPDATE: the rest of the story — the Diocese of Texas has cancelled services – which these people knew – until the safety of
Has the covenant already sunk?
February 18, 2008
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Simon Sarmiento, keeper of Thinking Anglicans, has written as essay asking the question “Has the covenant already sunk?” The article appears in the LGCM Anglican
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