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Bishop in NJ, priest in Washington pen marriage equality op-eds

Myers and many other religious leaders harbor the conviction that families led by same-sex partners undermine the institution of marriage and the well-being of children. In 33 years of ordained life, I have seen just the opposite: blessing and supporting relationships that are marked by love, fidelity and commitment — whether they are headed by a man and a woman, two women or two men — provide a foundation of social stability that supports all families.

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UPDATED: Trying to peek behind the Crown Nominating Commission’s curtain

If reports are correct, the commission, at the moment, seems to be focusing on three candidates, Bishop John Sentamu of York, Bishop Graham James of Norwich, who has said he is praying for someone else to get the job because he believes that at 62 he is too old for it, and Bishop Justin Welby of Durham, who has been a bishop for less than a year.

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Razor sharp tongues

Psalm 66,67 (Morning) Psalm 19,46 Hosea 2:2-14 James 3:1-13: Matthew 13:44-52 James 3:1-13: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for

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Feast of Michael and All Angels

Heaven knows, I’ve had experience with angels in my life who have borne me up when I was falling, gave me a word when hope was flagging, and even now and again pulled me out of messes I’d gotten myself into. Those angels, very human angels, didn’t preach good news, they lived it and showed it.

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Episcopal Church finances

by George Clifford The Economist recently featured a scathing indictment of how the Roman Catholic Church manages its finances (“Earthly Concerns,” pp. 19-23, August 18,

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Innies and Outties

Mark 9.38-50 Each of us has one (or the other). We share having it and it connects us, past, present and future with the whole

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Hometown boy

Luke 4:14-30 “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown.” (vs.24) The people of Nazareth are good God-fearing souls. But they’ve

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An Obama Doctrine on religion?

Lauren Markoe of Religion News Service is among the commentators who believe that President Barack Obama yesterday laid out a kind of Obama Doctrine on Religion and Religious Freedom in his speech to the General Assembly of the United Nations.

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Outsourcing and children

by Patrick Hall Outsourcing is a recurring topic every election season. Pundits and candidates for office score political points by pounding podiums and particleboard newsroom

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