Bishop Jones is going to be treated as a dangerous man by the Anglican right–and as a silly one by the Anglican Communion Institute/Fulcrum crowd who would condescend to Einstein on the topic of relativity. But the risk may be worth it if he is truly committed to the let-and-let-live solution he has articulated to the Anglican crisis over homosexuality.
Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor surprised some last fall at a conference when asked about the need for geographic diversity on the court, saying “I don’t think they should all be of one faith, and I don’t think they should all be from one state.”
Surveys show that perhaps 70 percent of women worldwide experience domestic violence at some point in their lives, and some 5,000 women a year are murdered by family members in the name of honor.
Anti racism trainers for the Episcopal Church, Lelanda Lee (also a member of the Executive Council, representing Province VI of The Episcopal Church) and JoKatherine Holliman Page undertook a special training challenge recently in Denver for a group working for democracy in Southern Sudan.
“If the conscience of the ordained minister allows, private liturgies of blessing and support and public services of the Eucharist in thanksgiving for the covenanted, lifelong, monogamous realities of these committed relationships can be held in the churches of our diocese.” ~~ +Gulick
And the winner is … well, perhaps you’re tuning in tonight. Here we have ten films with ten distinct points of view and ten theologies (ranging from fluff to steak).
Some recent stories on the recovery phase of Haitian earthquake that caught our attention:
Update: Although numbers are difficult to confirm the BBC now says the number killed may be closer to 500. Much more detail is available from
Pope to retire imminently. But don’t tell anyone.