The Archive
Author: Kurt Wiesner
CoE churches flouting ban on blessings
At the moment the policy is, ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’. We all know that in many dioceses there are one or two places these gay blessings have been happening. +Alan Wilson
Why don’t the rich give to charities?
Ken Stern writes in The Atlantic: “The wealthiest Americans donate 1.3 percent of their income; the poorest, 3.2 percent. What’s up with that?”
Religious leaders speak out against Jindal tax plan
Religious leaders, including the Rt. Rev’d. Morris K. Thompson, Jr., Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, the Rt Rev. Charles Jenkins (ret. of Louisiana), the Rt.
Ancient manuscript will influence new archbishop
By Kirk Smith On March 21st, when Justin Welby take his vows as 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, he will place his hands on an object
Are conservative churches really growing?
Daniel Schultz discusses conservative churches and membership and exposes the fallacies of the arguments that they are growing because of fertility and stricter moral codes,
Why I quit Catholicism and became an Episcopalian
Emma Keller writes in
Revisioning charity
Conventional wisdom about nonprofits is managers should work for lesser wages than the business sector and donations should go to direct aid not advertising. Dan