Philip Pullman and “the Scoundrel Christ”
September 12, 2009
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Alison Flood in The Guardian: He enraged America’s religious right with his portrayal of God as a senile old man in the His Dark Materials
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Padre Oprah on Oprah
September 12, 2009
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Alberto Cutie talks with Oprah about the experience that led him to the Episcopal Church.
The Saturday Collection: 9/12
September 12, 2009
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Here is our weekly collection plate of a few of the good things that Episcopalians and their congregations have done that made the news this past week. And other news fit to print.
Benhase elected bishop of Georgia
September 12, 2009
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The Rev. Scott A. Benhase, rector of St. Alban’s Church in Washington, D. C., has been elected Bishop of Georgia on the second ballot.
Question of the day
September 12, 2009
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Growing up in the Roman Catholic Church, I learned that celibacy was both a charism (a particular spiritual gift) and an act of heroic self-sacrifice made by priests on behalf of God’s Church. Growing older in the Episcopal Church, I increasingly hear people argue that God calls homosexuals–every single one of them–to lives of celibacy. Are these positions compatible?
9/11 remembered online
September 11, 2009
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There are a number of posts remembering the events of Sept. 11th appearing around the web today – and many of them are found on websites of the Episcopal Church blogscape.
Bishop Smith nominated for election to Louisiana
September 11, 2009
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June Butler (Grandmère Mimi) posted news that Bishop Michael Smith, the present bishop of North Dakota, and one of the seven bishops who recently traveled to Lambeth Palace to meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury, has been entered the discernment process for the upcoming election in the Diocese of Louisiana where Bishop Charles Jenkins is retiring.
South African bishops chart course
September 11, 2009
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The Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of South Africa has released a statement to the Anglican Communion regarding their intentions toward the proposed Anglican Covenant and their need to respond in an appropriate pastoral manner to those seeking the Church’s blessing for same-sex unions.
Anglicans in Japan celebrate anniversary
September 11, 2009
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The Anglican Church in Japan, known locally as the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (NSSK) will soon celebrate its 150th anniversary.
Remembering 9/11
September 11, 2009
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Today is the 8th anniversery on the attacks of Sept. 11th. A number of congregations and community groups will be marking the passing around the
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