What can we learn from tragedy?
January 11, 2011
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Jon Stewart on learning from tragedy
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Sins absolved with iPhone app
January 11, 2011
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Online anonymity is most frequently associated with the cruelty of masked trolls, seduction by gender dissimulators, and financial scams. We forget too easily that online facelessness also facilitates the sacred possibilities of the masked ritual, the voting booth, and the therapist’s couch.
Dallas cathedral meets the challenge of change
January 11, 2011
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At the same Dallas address, St. Matthews’s Episcopal Cathedral, that once held an Episcopal college for young women of wealth and privilege – among them Lady Bird Johnson – low-income Hispanic women now prepare to take the GED.
Theology and sexual abuse
January 11, 2011
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The brutalised body on the cross rather than the innocent child in the manger, or Jesus, the radical incarnation of mercy and love, became the dominant icon of Christianity. The sadistic and sacrificial manner of Jesus’s death, rather than his gracious, benevolent and merciful life, became the dominant narrative.
Penciling in the Holy Spirit?
January 11, 2011
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Sometimes constituents in religious organizations express discomfort with planning, because they fear it will lead to closed, over-structured programs. This concern is legitimate, but rather than avoid planning to ensure that we remain open to change, we can build into programs disciplines that help us remain open to the Holy Spirit’s work.
Flooding in Australia
January 11, 2011
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Pray for those in the path of the flooding in Australia.
Politicians fuel Nigeria bombings
December 28, 2010
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Nigerian faith leaders have accused politicians of fuelling a recent upsurge in sectarian violence in which 80 people have died.
2010: top 10 stories
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December 28, 2010
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The end of the year is the time to list top 10 news stories, so your Lead team has come to a consensus on what we see as our top 10. We also have the stats for what our readers read and which stories gathered the most comments. What do you think?
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