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Update on Kenya

January 18, 2008 No Comments

Amidst fears of renewed violence in Kenya this weekend, the Anglican Church there has appealed that all parties seek to avoid any action that would

Most of us are untrained for emergencies. Lacking experience, we’re unfamiliar and uncomfortable with tragedy – not others, not our own. It’s awkward when tragedy strikes a friend. We’re not sure how to be present. We keep our distance. We look on from a safe place. We read the paper: “Whew. What a relief this happened to someone else.”

Does religion breed violence?

January 18, 2008 3 Comments

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You are the Christ

January 18, 2008 No Comments

From apostolic times, Jesus has been spoken of, and proclaimed, as the Christ, the anointed One. While such usage is common in the earliest Christian preaching, it is not common in the Gospel accounts, although Peter proclaims Jesus as the Christ at Caesarea Philippi (Mark 8.29; Matt. 16.16; Luke 9.20).

The Dharma Index

January 17, 2008 No Comments

The latest evolution in social responsible investing comes out of Dow Jones & Company, which has partnered with the Indian firm Dharma Investments to create new “dharma indexes” that will track the stocks of companies that observe the values of dharma-based religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.

About that Virginia Attorney General…

January 17, 2008 1 Comment

The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia today announced its opposition to the Attorney General’s intervention in the ongoing cases being heard in Virginia courts. What’s particularly notable is that it’s not just the Episcopal diocese that’s speaking out—the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is weighing in, as is the Bishop of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, citing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the trust clause.

Bishop Wimberly: why I did not consent to inhibition

January 17, 2008 5 Comments

Bishop Don Wimberly of Texas has released the following statement on his reasons for not consenting to inhibit Bishop Duncan of Pittsburgh

Anderson writes San Joaquin faithful

January 17, 2008 No Comments

House of Deputies president Bonnie Anderson has written a letter in support of Remain Faithful in San Joaquin, urging individuals and dioceses to remember the diocese in their prayers and to spread the word about the situation there.

Meanwhile, back in Fort Worth

January 17, 2008 2 Comments

The latest developments in Texas include Bishop Iker’s public response to (and disclosure of) a letter from the Presiding Bishop and his attempts to find a way forward for continuing Episcopalians in his diocese.

Living the questions

January 17, 2008 5 Comments

Rilke said: Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.

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