Leaders of Ugandan church intertwined with politics
January 3, 2010
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Among other things, tough language from Anglican leaders in Uganda’s Lango region has brought charges of political meddling.
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Sunday social hour
January 3, 2010
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Facebook readers also posted some of their favorites from 2009. Jim Beyer thought the headline “Covenant Farce Continues in Face of Schism” was a self-explanatory encapsulation of the big story from 2009, while Sandy Smolinski noted the Pope’s welcoming of disgruntled Episcopalians. Michael Cudney points to the disavowal of B033 at General Convention, saying “all else flows from that.”
Another Nigerian bishop who is very fond of himself
January 3, 2010
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“The Anglican Church today is in the forefront of fighting against cultism, making people to swear oaths that they don’t belong to cult and will never belong to cult. We are the first to do that. We led Nigeria to that. We are the only people in the world, to the best of my knowledge, fighting against evil in the world, against this homosexuality in America, other churches are keeping quite.”
Candlemas by Denise Levertov
January 2, 2010
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With certitude,
Simeon opened
ancient arms
to infant light.
Fighting off Covenant fatalism
January 2, 2010
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There is nothing wrong with the expression of mutual commitment, and for this mutuality to have a formal aspect. The marriage service, for instance, is precisely that. But the Anglican Covenant isn’t at all like the commitments of a marriage service. It is more like the anxious and untrusting legalism of that thoroughly distasteful feature of modern life, the pre-nuptial agreement.
Why would laypeople want theological education, anyway?
January 2, 2010
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Doing theology” does not merely mean studying tradition, doctrine, and Scripture so that one knows about those things. Rather, theology balances fact and theory with the lived experience of God each of us has. All experience has meaning and provides insight for the journey. To stay either in the academic mode or the experiential mode would deny the wholeness of each person, God, and the universe.
Lost leaders?
January 2, 2010
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Simon Tisdall, foreign affairs writer for the Guardian has an end-of-the-year list of international leaders that “messed up the most last year.” On his list
Religion is a hot new topic for historians
January 1, 2010
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The latest annual survey by the American Historical Association says that younger historians are more likely than older ones to turn their sights on faith issues.
Fighting and biting
January 1, 2010
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A former Episcopal priest is suing his own attorney, who is also lead counsel for the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, for malpractice. But the move is controversial among members of the parish and others in the realignment movement who believe that Moyer is only after the money.
A “gift from God” meets local opposition
January 1, 2010
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How to stay in the city and find creative ways to fund new ministries while still maintaining the connection to the neighborhood?
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