Category: The Lead

More English reservations about the covenant

Not a moment too soon, bloggers and activists in England are expressing reservations about Rowan Williams’ proposed Anglican Covenant. Andrew Brown’s column for the Guardian’s web site is the most recent installment.

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General Convention: Thanks for stopping by

Thanks to everyone who visited during the General Convention. The Cafe received 181,645 visits and 619,816 page views during the month of July. That’s our biggest month ever. The visits came from 77,961 sites–second only to the 86,000+ sites which connect to the Cafe in January, when we were involved in publicizing Bishop Gene Robinson’s participation in the Obama inauguration.

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APA: say no to reparative therapy

The Associated Press: The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or

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The Mad Priest is on a roll

The proposed Anglican Covenant would be an out of the ordinary device that would completely alienate the Church of England from the culture it serves. Justice for gay people would continue to be won, step by step, in English society, but the churches would become an anachronism living in their own ghetto of bigotry.

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Should we hate Judas?

Did Judas deserve this fate? If Jesus informs you that you will betray him, and tells you to hurry up and do it, are you really responsible for your act? Furthermore, if your act sets in motion the process—Christ’s Passion—whereby humankind is saved, shouldn’t somebody thank you? No, the Church says.

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Episcopal Church supported from the pulpit of Southwark Cathedral

What would Jesus do in this situation? I believe Jesus would continue to do what he has always done – to sit down at the table and share the meal – it’s as simple as that. … ‘Come dine with me’ is Christ’s message to Anglicans in Nigeria and in America and to us in Southwark. I’m prepared to sit down with any of my brothers and sisters – but maybe they won’t be prepared to eat with me, and maybe they won’t be prepared to eat with you.

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Staff cuts at 815, rethink of what gets done and how

In addition to layoffs, General Convention reduced most departmental budgets. The implications of these reductions are being analyzed. The director of the Mission Leadership Center is convening a group that is considering how to reconfigure the program area. Another group will be considering how to foster internal collaboration with an eye to more focus on team and project-based work.

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