Professor Steve Fowl of Loyola University in Baltimore discusses his experience at a consultation on the Bible and LGBT issues in Durban, South Africa among
What we have here, ladies and gentlemen, is the early stages of an unseemly attempt at political hardball from the smoke-filled backrooms of Church House, Lambeth Palace and the Anglican Communion Office. This data is going to be used to justify some sort of General Synod resolution to affirm the Anglican Covenant despite the defeat in the diocesan synods.
Brother Louis DeThomasis, FSC, a Christian Brother for 40 years and the president of St. Mary’s University in Minnesota for 20, has written a new book in which he calls for, among other things, the ordination of women as part of an overall metanoia (change in consciousness) that must, he argues, be brought about in the church. “Is the institutional church dying?” he asks. “Yes, fortunately.”
The Rt Rev. Carol Gallagher writes
“It’s important as a standalone piece of legislation but also as it’s juxtaposed with other communities that are in the process of criminalizing homelessness,” said Neil Donovan, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless.
President Obama issued an Executive Order today giving hope to young people who were brought to the US as children.
Colin Mathewson asks, “Does God want you to be thin?” in
Reactions to yesterday’s news that top Church of England bishops believe marriage equality is the biggest threat to the church in 500 years are appearing
The Rev. Jon Richardson, vice president for national affairs of Integrity, talks about sharing the Episcopal Church’s Baptismal Covenant with other participants at the Chicago
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