Author: Andrew Gerns

Survey on two marriage liturgies released.

The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music is inviting Episcopalians to complete an online survey as part of its effort to gather data on the church’s response to two marriage liturgies that were authorized for trial use at the 2015 General Convention.

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Bishop Bruno hearing: Day 3

Mary Frances Schjonberg of Episcopal News Service reports in detail about the third day of the ecclesiastical disciplinary hearing for Diocese of Los Angeles Bishop J.

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Why fear can fuel faith

It is said that “perfect love casts out fear.” So why do so many religious leaders rely on fear to motivate their followers? Two writers explore the question.

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Dangerous baptism publicity

A Syrian man raised in Islam converted to Christianity. He was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Tulsa. But when the church posted the event on their website, the man was attacked and tortured by angry relatives when he came home. He sued the church and lost.

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The FBI and religious literacy

As religion takes an ever-higher profile in America’s national-security concerns, a new book says that the FBI needs to improve the religious literacy of their agents and staff.

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