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Southern Cone stonewalls Kearon over interventions

October 14, 2010 16 Comments

“I wrote to the Primate of the Southern Cone … asking him for clarification as to the current state of his interventions into other provinces. I have not received a response. Consequently, I have written to the person from the Province of the Southern Cone who is a member of the Inter Anglican Standing Commission on Unity Faith and Order … withdrawing his membership and inviting him to serve as a Consultant to that body.” – The Revd Canon Dr. Kenneth Kearon.

Declining membership and the either/or decision

October 14, 2010 12 Comments

“Everybody comes to understand that we cannot continue just to keep our church buildings open and meet the missions of the church, so it’s in that context that people have to make such a difficult decision.”

Colbert has faith

October 14, 2010 No Comments

There are still folks who don’t know that Steven Colbert is an active Catholic. As he puts it, ” “I love my church, and I’m

Drew Brees speaks out about bullying

October 13, 2010 1 Comment

Ellen’s favorite quarterback, Drew Brees, spoke out about teen bullying.

Collapse of the church is nigh?

October 13, 2010 7 Comments

We are on the verge – within 10 years – of a major collapse of evangelical Christianity. This breakdown will follow the deterioration of the mainline Protestant world and it will fundamentally alter the religious and cultural environment in the West.

“Pink Smoke Over the Vatican” highlights the women priest movement

October 13, 2010 2 Comments

On Sept. 18, 2010, the WOC had the first public showing of “Pink Smoke Over the Vatican,” a one-hour documentary on the women priest movement made by Jules Hart for her company, Eyegoddess Films.

Will gay couples be left out of immigration reform?

October 13, 2010 1 Comment

The federal government doesn’t recognize gay marriage. So when his visa expires next year de Leon, 44, a doctoral student from the Philippines, cannot start the process of becoming a citizen, an option available to spouses of heterosexual U.S. citizens.

Australia Anglicans in financial trouble

October 13, 2010 1 Comment

The Anglican Church in Sydney is in diabolical trouble. Already battered by the global financial crisis, the diocese is planning further savage spending cuts.

Judge ends enforcement of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

October 12, 2010 No Comments

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. military to stop enforcing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, putting an end to the ban on openly gay troops.

Connecting the Nobel prize in economics to (mis)placement of priests

October 12, 2010 No Comments

Our previous item on the placement practices of the Catholic Diocese of Chicago can be looked at from the perspective of the Nobel prize in economics awarded for work in job matching. Why might priests who have been credibly accused of child abuse be assigned to churches in neighborhoods where there are a relatively high proportion of minorities, and relatively low income?

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Southern Cone stonewalls Kearon over interventions

Declining membership and the either/or decision

Colbert has faith

Drew Brees speaks out about bullying

Collapse of the church is nigh?

“Pink Smoke Over the Vatican” highlights the women priest movement

Will gay couples be left out of immigration reform?

Australia Anglicans in financial trouble

Judge ends enforcement of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Connecting the Nobel prize in economics to (mis)placement of priests

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