I subsequently used to say if these white people had intended keeping us under they shouldn’t have given us the Bible. Because, whoa, I mean, it’s almost as if it is written specifically just for your situation.
A growing number of conservative evangelicals are separating from the political right wing on the issue of immigration reform according to a report from
Pope Benedict XVI has admitted that the church is at fault for abuse by clergy and it is not an outside campaign, according to news
The Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris speaks at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California
Alexander D. Baumgarten, director of government relations for the Episcopal Church, has written an essay for the web pages of Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies, which calls our attention back to the fact that the Millennium Development Goals will not be achieved primarily through acts of personal charity, but through vigorous advocacy.
Annie Groer of Politics Daily has a weird story about the snotty comments that the Vatican’s chief diplomat in the United States has made to the sex abuse victim who has kept a longstanding vigil outside of the Vatican embassy.
All prayers lead to heaven. Or do they? Not if you’re Graham, who lost his place at the Pentagon altar after he mocked other religions, specifically Islam and Hinduism.
As a congregation wrestles with the possibility of growth, it is important to create space where leaders and members can explore their own particular desires in this matter and recognize the conflicts that exist even within themselves. Clergy can have an especially tough time admitting their own resistance to growth.
The first three sections of the proposed Anglican Covenant have been given the green light – in principle – by General Synod/Te Hinota Whanui. Episcopal units will now be asked to consider the entire Covenant over the next two years and report back to General Synod in 2012. That Synod will then decide whether to adopt it.