Author: Andrew Gerns

Pray for Zimbabwe

The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion Canon Kenneth Kearon writes: ‘I want to bring to your attention the request of the Primates and Moderators

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The Covenant creeps along

The Church of England spent a little time debating a technical motion moving forward the process towards some kind of Anglican Covenant. We at the Cafe note that the Church of England took note.

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Do evolution and faith have to fight?

Today is the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and 2009 is 150th anniversary of the publication of his Origin of the Species. The debate between evolution and religious faith appears to be as American as apple pie.

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Grace upon Grace in the city

How one small parish in the city center of Allentown, Pennsylvania, renovated their sanctuary into ”a beautiful, practical and liturgically useful” space that has also expanded the capacity of the parish to minister in their neighborhood.

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Welfare slow in responding to recession

The New York Times reports that state welfare programs are not keeping up with the increasing demands created by the increasing unemployment and the worst economic downturn in decades. The paper says that “18 states cut their welfare rolls last year, and nationally the number of people receiving cash assistance remained at or near the lowest in more than 40 years.”

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