“Jos is a state where different interests, different nationalities came together to form a vibrant state. You cannot rule out the issues of competition for power. To me, it is a competition for power among different groups. It’s purely issues of poverty, power and religion,” ~Director-general of Jos-based National Institute for Strategic Studies, Dan Fulani Ahmed.
According to Deacon Ormonde Plater only the Baptism of Christ mural remains at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
The case for multifaith education stands on three things: the news, the pews, and religious views
“He asked the most important question: ‘Will you help me?'” said Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori … “We can do far more together than we can ever do alone. But it takes a leader [like Ismail] to start that.”
The Diocese of the Rio Grande, New Mexico and parts of western Texas, has announced the nominees for its upcoming bishop election:
… please, have some understanding of those hard-pressed officers of Synod who work for the Church and have been writing, drafting and re-drafting to try to get something coherent to get to Synod.
Compassion is a gift that changes the world. We have discovered and remembered our sisters and brothers in a land many of us will never see – our common humanity is staring us in the face, and we have chosen to meet the gaze of Haiti.
“Working through the Dominican Republic and utilizing our existing relationships with partners there is one of the most efficient initial approaches for meeting immediate needs.”
Bloggers and theologians have taken on the popular movie, Avatar, as the topic du jour. From theologian Kwok Pui-lan, professor at Episcopal Divinity School to
… in order to succeed in significantly altering the global course of climate change, we are going to have to harness all the power we have, whether it is the power of the market, the power of technology, or the power of heart and soul.