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Yumoto vacated from Executive Council position

January 24, 2008 No Comments

Almost in answer to our question yesterday about whether Ted Yumoto can remain on the national Executive Council, the Province VIII executive committee is seeking nominations for a lay representative to the national Executive Council to fill the vacated position. The Rev. Jack Eastwood, Province. VIII president, said that a decision was made to vacate the seat held by Ted Yumoto of the Fresno, California-based Diocese of San Joaquin after Yumoto told them he “had voted to amend canons and the constitution of the diocese” to realign with the Argentina-based Anglican Province of the Southern Cone.

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Episcopal women’s orgs going 2.0

January 24, 2008 No Comments

Episcopal Life points us to how members the Council of Episcopal Women’s Organizations (CEWO) are learning about how to reach “new audiences through blogs, Facebook, YouTube, iPods and other electronic forms of staying in touch” in the new media environment.

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Fireside chats with KJS

January 24, 2008 1 Comment

From Fr. Jake’s account of a “fireside chat” with the Presiding Bishop: “Bp. Katharine reminded us that there are two stories of creation in Genesis. One begins with the creative act of God, after which we are told that God looked upon creation and declared that “It is very good.” The other creation account focuses on the fall in the garden.”

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Worshipping together?

January 24, 2008 No Comments

The LA Times ran a story that’s created some drama in the blogosphere about a service in which Hindus and Christians worshiped together at an Episcopal service. The story ran on Jan. 20, claiming that “All were invited to Holy Communion, after the Episcopal celebrant elevated a tray of consecrated Indian bread, and deacons raised wine-filled chalices.” Today, the newspaper ran a correction.

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I am the rich

January 20, 2008 No Comments

It’s struck me over the last few weeks: I am “the rich” that the Bible talks about. If you and I have sufficient food, decent clothes, live in a house or apartment and have a reasonably reliable means of transportation, we’re among the top 15 percent of the world’s wealthy. That challenges my perspective. After all, I had all those things when I considered myself a “poor as a church mouse” college student.

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Congressional food and indulgences

January 20, 2008 1 Comment

The Democratic majority has changed the food at the Congressional cafeteria, and the Republican minority is very unhappy. “I like real food,” proclaimed Republican leader John Boehner when asked about the new menu by a producer for another cable news outfit. “Food that I can pronounce the name of.”

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Digging the Bible

January 20, 2008 No Comments

David Plotz, the Slate author who blogged the books of the Hebrew Bble last year is now digging the Bible–he is reporting his experiences at various archeological sites in the Holy Land.

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The Dharma Index

January 17, 2008 No Comments

The latest evolution in social responsible investing comes out of Dow Jones & Company, which has partnered with the Indian firm Dharma Investments to create new “dharma indexes” that will track the stocks of companies that observe the values of dharma-based religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.

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About that Virginia Attorney General…

January 17, 2008 1 Comment

The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia today announced its opposition to the Attorney General’s intervention in the ongoing cases being heard in Virginia courts. What’s particularly notable is that it’s not just the Episcopal diocese that’s speaking out—the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is weighing in, as is the Bishop of the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, citing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the trust clause.

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Meanwhile, back in Fort Worth

January 17, 2008 2 Comments

The latest developments in Texas include Bishop Iker’s public response to (and disclosure of) a letter from the Presiding Bishop and his attempts to find a way forward for continuing Episcopalians in his diocese.

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