Religion’s role in Tuesday’s election
November 6, 2010
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Analysts are sorting through the results of last weeks election looking for any trends that might tell us about where we’re headed as an electorate.
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Author: Nicholas Knisely
US Constitution claimed to be of divine origin
October 30, 2010
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The Constitution comes directly from the government instituted by Moses when he led the Children of Israel out of Egypt. That system was re-instituted in England around 450 A.D. by the Anglo-Saxon rulers Hengist and Horsa. The Founding Fathers, led by Thomas Jefferson, copied the Constitution directly from the ‘ancient constitution’ of the Anglo-Saxons.
Saturday Collection 10/31/2010
October 30, 2010
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This week’s collection brings us stories of medical ministry to people across the country struggling to find appropriate treatment, and two congregations on the west coast finding new ways to reach out and share the Good News with people in their community.
Churches around the Communion mark first anniversary of Haiti quake
October 30, 2010
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The Episcopal Church isn’t alone in responding to the plight of Episcopalians in Haiti. Other provinces of the Anglican Communion are making commitments to increase
DADT not a big deal for the troops
October 30, 2010
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News began to leak out during this past week that, when the troops serving the US in the field are asked whether it would matter
Le Pichon seeks the deep connections between faith and reason
October 9, 2010
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Xavier Le Pichon’s primary work has been in the area of Plate Tectonics. A French scientist, he is very well known in geological circles for his comprehensive mode of plate tectonics. He’s won numerous awards for his scientific research. And he lives in an intentional community that cares for the mentally ill because of his faith. In an interview recently he talks about the experience of his deep spirituality combined with his sense of scientific insight into the big questions of the Universe.
Saturday Collection 10/09/2010
October 9, 2010
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This week’s Saturday Collection features innovative outreach fundraising, a congregation that discovered that it has an architectural treasure, another one celebrating an important milestone and a congregation in California that has invested enough in green energy technology that its energy systems are going to be a source of income for the congregation.
Archbishop lives the food bank diet’
October 9, 2010
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Colin Johnson, Archbishop of the Diocese of Toronto decided to try living on the sorts of food found in the typical Toronto food bank both as a spiritual exercise and as a way of understanding better what it was like to live off the sorts of resources available to a family who have no where else to turn.
The life cycle of the parish budget
October 9, 2010
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Church budgets are a bit different than the typical business’ budget and people highly skilled in business may not always be aware of the differences. And clergy and lay professionals who have worked in the church their whole careers may not be aware of the differences either.
Church and community responses to lgbt teen suicides continue
October 8, 2010
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The news of Tyler Clementi’s death brought attention to the high suicide rate among lgbt teens. Churches and clergy have been working to find additional
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