Category: The Lead

Kenneth Bacon has died

Kenneth Bacon, formerly spokesman for the Pentagon during the Clinton administration, Wall Street Journal reporter, advocate for refugees displaced by war and active member of

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Joan Baez respectfully listens to her protestors

Joan Baez gave a concert in Idaho Falls a little while ago. As is typical for many of the performers who were active in the peace movement during the Vietnam era, her concert venue was picketed by a group of veterans who accused her of betraying them and her country by her actions.

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The bee’s knees

Your Café keepers have been remiss in keeping our readers informed of the news buzzing out of Lambeth Palace earlier this month.

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Lutherans to vote on gay clergy

When more than 1,000 members of the clergy and lay people begin a weeklong meeting in Minneapolis on Monday, they will be asked to decide whether to change their policy and allow pastors in gay relationships to serve in the [ordained] ministry.

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Theology of Gaming

…games engage players by granting them agency of proceedings – they are the owners of the story rather than just a second hand hearer. I suggest that we can see this deeper connection to the events of a video game story in a similar light to previous religious and traditional commitments to old texts.

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Transgender basics

General Convention approved several resolutions on the role of transgender persons in the life of The Episcopal Church. Here is a good video from the

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Saturday collection 8/15/09

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.

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