Rowan Williams “discusses issues facing the Anglican Communion of Churches that he leads, the state of Anglican-Roman Catholic relations, engagement with Islam and Hinduism, issues that have struck him during the India visit, and himself.”
Openly gay recruits can now join the military as a result of a federal court ruling striking down the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, but they are being warned that they can still be discharged if the ruling is overturned.
“Today we will wear purple in honor of the 6 gay boys who committed suicide in recent weeks/months due to homophobic abuse in their homes and at their schools.”
Our advice, based on what happened a year ago: If someone should wake the Archbishop in the middle of the night and ask him to read a statement, he should kindly demur and get more sleep.
A church serving a university community has its particular challenges, not the least of which has been social media and its effect on Millennial-generation thinking.
Katharine Jefferts Schori today joined His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Emory University for an interfaith summit, “Understanding and Promoting Happiness in Today’s Society.”
It sounds like the future, but it’s happening now: “cryopreservation” has yielded a baby born after developmental suspension lasting 19 years, 7 months.
Who’s retweeting the Episcopal Cafe? Lots of people. Here’s what’s afoot in our social media spaces this week.
Broadhurst’s distaste for C of E politics will come as no surprise to those who’ve watched with the least interest. In February he said on BBC’s HARDtalk that “the Anglican experiment is … over,” and a few months later he was noted as one of those planning for an ordinariate in secret meetings between three CoE bishops and advisers to Pope Benedict XVI.
Ellen’s favorite quarterback, Drew Brees, spoke out about teen bullying.