“Wow. OK. Well, in true Anglican fashion we are almost back to square one. General synod has voted to allow the House of Bishops to tinker with the legislation but not make substantial changes to it. As one person in the chamber said, it’s as if the debate never happened.”
We at the Café join our voices to condemn actions that subject anyone, cleric or otherwise, to threats of physical violence, or that engage in unproductive discrimination. Whatever places the Body of Christ in peril should be prayerfully addressed.
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We urge you to contact your elected officials in Congress, in state government, or even at the White House (remind President Obama that he already has a stated position) and tell them to apply whatever pressure they can bring in order to permanently push the Anti-Homosexuality Bill out of the Ugandan Parliament.
When the Super Bowl rolls into your town, it brings along with it an increase in the sex trade. Some in religious communities are working to curb that business.
The UK Parliament has sent a warning to the General Synod and the Archbishops of Canterbury and York via an “Early Day Motion on Women Bishops”
“We don’t live our lives in our heads, in theology and theories. We live our lives in our families.”
“They are not asking for special treatment. They are asking for equal treatment. They are asking to be accountable, as a couple, in community. ”
“It is nonviolence that calls forth that which is genuine and right, and which ultimately triumphs good over evil, be it personal or societal.”
“I’ve found the boxing gym to be a wisdom place.”