UPDATED AGAIN: People are chanting, marching, placarding, camping out, leafleting, and standing as witnesses for a different economy, one that serves the flourishing of all, especially those “losers” in the global economy, instead of exploiting and furthering the gap between the wealthy and everyone else.
The Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued a
Psalm 118 (morning), Psalm 145 (evening) 2 Kings 20:1-21 Acts 12:1-17 Luke 7:11-17 “Getting a do-over” seems to be the theme in today’s readings. Hezekiah
Choosing Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. A scribe then approached and said,
Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies, sent a letter to Deputies and First Alternates regarding the “model resolution” proposed to the House of Bishops by Bishop Stacy Sauls, chief operating officer of the Episcopal Church.
Dixon “has been a trailblazer within her own church, opening doors for women and members of” the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community “and demonstrating compassionate inclusion in her ministry.”
When children insist that their gender doesn’t match their body, it can trigger a confusing, painful odyssey for the family. And most of the time, these families face isolating experiences trying to decide what is best for their kids, especially because transgender issues are viewed as mysterious, and loaded with stigma and judgment.
According to World Values Survey data, only 19 percent of Norwegians believe in hell, compared with 72 percent of Americans, and yet the World Bank suggests the average Norwegian has $5,000 more a year in income
The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, the Rt Rev. Suheil Duwani, and his family are celebrating today after finally getting permission to remain in Jerusalem after many months of legal and diplomat appeals.
In this void, where Democrats and Republicans are equally guilty, men of God from Sacramento are waging a lonely battle preaching reason and morality to politicians exploiting immigration fears and to a public that just wants to be mad.