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The Café at General Convention: what to expect

July 6, 2009 3 Comments

Unlike the Lambeth Conference, the General Convention is a legislative gathering. This isn’t to say that there won’t be stories around the edges: the Archbishop of Canterbury and a number of Anglican primates are coming, and there are receptions, meet-ups and chance encounters by the dozen. Still, the big stories will likely unfold in committee rooms and on the floors of the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops

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Meet the Chicago Consultation

July 5, 2009 No Comments

You will be hearing from individuals who attended meetings of the Chicago Consultation on the video blog for the next few weeks, so allow them to introduce themselves.

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The twittering church

July 5, 2009 No Comments

Paul Vitello of the New York Times writes about the tentative and sometimes awkward embrace that religion gives social media.

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Few wish to be more kind

July 5, 2009 No Comments

Preferences for Psychological Enhancements: The Reluctance to Enhance Fundamental Traits: We found that people were much more reluctant to enhance traits believed to be highly

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Sexual ethics

July 4, 2009 No Comments

Comedian Lynn Lavner’s observation puts things into proper perspective. “The Bible,” she notes, “contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn’t mean that God doesn’t love heterosexuals. It’s just that they need more supervision.”

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General Convention 2009: arrival

July 4, 2009 7 Comments

I am in Anaheim, thanks to Alaska Airlines and the Super Shuttle from LAX. There are Episcopal Church signs on the Anaheim Convention Center, but at the moment, my hotel, the Hilton, is home to a convention of barbershop quartets. You walk out of the elevator and into a scene from The Music Man.

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Saturday collection 7/04/09

July 4, 2009 No Comments

Here is our weekly collection plate, offering some 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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