“Parliament voted to reopen a debate on a bill that seeks to outlaw homosexuality that may be expanded to include the death penalty for gay people.”
The Bishop of London meets with protestors; St. Paul’s gives the go-ahead on a report critical of executive pay levels; and Bishop of Buckingham Alan Wilson speaks forthrightly on the Occupy movement.
What challenges do seminaries face in the coming years? How are they—and the churches and communities that are the focus of their mission—preparing for those challenges? What signs of transformation can we see as we survey the horizon of theological education? What will seminary look like 10 years from now, and what purposes will it serve?
We think we’re dying, and we don’t have much more to offer God.” This is the saddest picture I can imagine for the church. It may help, though, to know this isn’t the first time God’s people have reacted this way. Have you ever read Isaiah?
What happens when your web volunteer gets burned out and quits?
What happens when your social media person moves on? . . .
London’s St Paul’s Cathedral is expected to reopen to the public on Friday, a week after church leaders closed its doors for the first time since World War Two, blaming safety risks posed by anti-capitalism protesters camped outside.
We need a new end of hostilities in the world today. Libya needs it. We need it. Every nation, every community, every family on earth needs it. I invite you to join in this offering of prayer for peace, wherever you may be.
This rather messy and absurd situation has handed the dean and chapter of St Paul’s a truly historic opportunity to discredit Christianity in this country. They seem determined to take it. They should think, and stop.
“We accept that the courts have not found in our favor and will, of course, comply with all court orders,” said Robert Duncan, former Episcopal Bishop of Pittsburgh.
The Occupy movement has pretty well shut down normal operations at St. Paul’s – a cathedral church that’s now said to be considering the legal options that may be available to it.