Author: John B. Chilton

Ministry in the eye of the debate

Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix ministers where the city’s oldest Hispanic barrio meets the first Anglo suburbs and so lives in the center of the debate over immigration in Arizona.

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Bishop Senyonjo in San Francisco

Ugandan Bishop Christopher Senyonjo continues his travels with a stop in San Francisco where he tells the story of his conversion into a supporter of equal rights for gay and lesbian persons and what happened when he began to minister to LGBT persons in his native land.

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Not “Miss Religion USA”

Rima Fakih who recently won the Miss USA pageant is from Michigan where there is a sizable Arab-American population. Her win caught a lot of people by surprise, and was followed by the usual thoughtless and bigoted comments. In an interview, we discover the complex and rich religious heritage she comes out of.

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Housing allowance for clergy challenged in court

A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the long-standing federal and state tax exemptions for housing allowances provided by churches and religious institutions to members of the clergy has been allowed to proceed in federal court.

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What kind of Pentecost?

At Pentecost, Archbishop Williams tell us, the church was gathered by the Holy Spirit and given power to speak to the world. Can the voice and power of the Holy Spirit be reduced to mere agreement?

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Hermit does phone solicitation

One of a small number of hermits, or solitaries, in the Church of England may be forced out of her home, unless a last-minute appeal can raise enough money to keep her there.

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