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What Not to Wear takes on Episcopal priest

February 3, 2010 No Comments

Lisa Fox has the scoop: Here’s a “Must See TV” alert for all my Episcopalian friends. Mark your calendars for this Friday evening, 8:00 CENTRAL

Church of Doritos Super Bowl Ad

February 2, 2010 1 Comment

… the LA church, a congregation full of hip twenty-somethings who mostly work in the film industry and make short films for a hobby, is taking a different tack. They were careful to stick to the quirky, slapstick-style humor that’s expected by Super Bowl fans.

The Pope’s plans for the UK and Anglicans

February 2, 2010 10 Comments

Benedict blasted proposed laws before the British Parliament that are intended to prevent employers from denying jobs to applicants on the grounds of gender, sexuality, age or race. Current legislation exempts religious organizations, but the planned new law would effectively apply to lay people employed by churches.

Haiti update: 2 weeks later

February 2, 2010 No Comments

Two weeks after the devastating earthquake in Haiti – the needs are still great but signs of hope abound.

The bizarre world of conversion therapy in the UK

February 2, 2010 5 Comments

And with the help of the American conversion therapy movement, practitioners here, along with a clutch of international “conversion” organisations, are becoming co-ordinated and unified. They plan to gain credibility, university backing and government funding. In some cases, the NHS is even paying for the treatment.

Reaping and sowing in Nigeria

February 2, 2010 No Comments

An al Qaeda group in North Africa has offered to give Nigerian Muslims training and weapons to fight Christians in the West African country, where more than 460 people were killed in sectarian clashes last month.

How to report the news: TV version

February 1, 2010 2 Comments

We occasionally deconstruct news reports here at the Café, usually those that have appeared in major newspapers or on the wires. Charley Brooker does the same for television news reporting. Have a look at this meta masterpiece.

Farewell, Mel. Welcome, Robin

February 1, 2010 1 Comment

I did not actually kiss her when she told me that she would be happy to provide such art and essays to accompany it, settling instead on spasmodic arm motions that made me look as though I were being administered mild, rhythmic electrical shocks. I would like to think these conveyed my excitement and my gratitude.

When to adopt new technology

February 1, 2010 2 Comments

The church I attend finally took the plunge last fall: our newsletter now comes by e-mail. Budget cuts made what had been unthinkable seem plausible. But plausible is not the same as right. How can we evaluate the costs and benefits of using new technologies to make sure we adopt the right ones at the right moment?

Of beach clubs and life-saving stations

February 1, 2010 12 Comments

I serve an anxious institution – the Episcopal Church. It is being served and led by some really remarkable people who struggle to address these questions, faithfully, these days. It is not an easy calling or vocation to offer, mostly because it is really hard to sort out the Club practices and values from those of the crude little life-saving station. Much of the time, we live in the gray realm between those two.

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