Millennials: faith and values not key ingredients to America’s story
November 8, 2011
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“Fewer than half of Millennials (46%) say religious faith and values have been very important in America’s success.”
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English judge ties priests to bishops in sex abuse cases
November 8, 2011
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“He had immense power handed to him by the defendants [the trustees of the Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust]. It was they who appointed him to the position of trust which (if the allegations be proved) he so abused.”
Episcopal school embraces iPad
November 8, 2011
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iPads are enclosed in military grade casing. “It’s tested in the Middle East, in a military environment… We’re testing it on the kindergarten environment. We’ll see what’s tougher.”
Bishop Robinson on Rachel Maddow: the full interview
November 8, 2011
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He spoke about the Occupy movement both in New Hampshire and on Wall Street, mentioning the prophets of the Old Testament and the necessity for community.
Milbank: Anglican Church blind to protest symbolism
November 2, 2011
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It has turned out that, unbeknown to themselves, the occupiers outside St Paul’s Cathedral are camped on a hornet’s nest. This nest is the secret point where the ancient arrangements of the English polity interlock with contemporary global finance.
In God we trust, when politically convenient
November 2, 2011
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“In God We Trust” only became our official motto in 1956, at the height of the Cold War and the McCarthy witch-hunt for communists, as a means to separate us from godless communism.
Mopping up the St. Paul’s Cathedral mess
November 2, 2011
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“The symbolism of the closed door was the wrong symbol,” said Chartres, who also announced an initiative, led by a former investment banker, with the aim of “reconnecting the financial with the ethical”.
Seminaries consider curriculum changes
November 2, 2011
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A generation ago, seminaries were less eager for curriculum reform as they felt pastors could learn practical skills on the job, Aleshire said. But now, churches increasingly need pastors to arrive ready to tackle a myriad of challenges, from addressing alcoholism and domestic violence to creating access for the disabled.
Smash the idols of high finance?
November 2, 2011
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The protest at St Paul’s was seen by an unexpectedly large number of people as the expression of a widespread and deep exasperation with the financial establishment that shows no sign at all of diminishing. There is still a powerful sense around – fair or not – of a whole society paying for the errors and irresponsibility of bankers; of messages not getting through; of impatience with a return to ‘business as usual’ – represented by still soaring bonuses and little visible change in banking practices.
The south is rising
October 30, 2011
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The Campaign for Southern Equality’s WE DO campaign is simply about asking for a marriage license and refusing to be turned away.
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