Did Francis say this?
May 22, 2009
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Francis of Assisi is said to have said, “Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words.” Maybe not.
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Mainline clergy surveyed on gay marriage
May 22, 2009
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Mainline Protestant clergy are generally more supportive than the general public about gay civil rights, but are slightly more hesitant than their congregants about the right to marry.
Poor kids hurt worst by economic downturn
May 21, 2009
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A report on the impact of the current recession on the overall health, well-being and quality of life of America’s children finds that the downturn will virtually undo all progress made in children’s economic well-being since 1975. The impact will be especially severe for low-income children of color.
Gallup updates “moral acceptability index”
May 21, 2009
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Americans’ views about what is and isn’t morally acceptable in today’s culture have not changed dramatically over the past year. To the extent they have changed, they have moved slightly to the right on a handful of issues, almost entirely because of more pronounced conservative shifts among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents.
Unravelling a sordid history
May 21, 2009
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Between the years 1964-1968, when he attended St. Stephen’s, a faculty member came into his dorm room about once a month, after lights-out, and molested him. Haslanger told Woodruff that he told the school’s headmaster about that person, and the headmaster called him a liar. Now, according to Haslanger’s account, here’s where it got weird.
The real Diocese of Fort Worth gets back on its feet
May 21, 2009
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The diocese is healthy and growing. Since Bishop Gulick has been in office, fifty new Episcopalians have joined us, either through confirmation, reception or baptism. Fifteen of the new Episcopalians have come to the church in the displaced parishes—St. Stephen’s Hurst, Parker County Episcopalians, and St. Alban’s, Arlington. The rest came into the church at All Saints, Trinity, and St. Luke’s in the Meadow, all Fort Worth parishes.
Northern California church gets property back
May 21, 2009
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The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California has announced a settlement agreement with a group calling itself “St. John’s Anglican” church, which has occupied the parish buildings at 40 Fifth Street in Petaluma, CA, since December 2006. Under the agreement, property will be returned to St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Support the Café; give to the Bishop’s Appeal
May 21, 2009
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Episcopal Café derives its very meager budget from the communications budget of the Diocese of Washington, which was significantly reduced this year. If you would like to support our work, please make an online donation here, and put the word Cafe in the box marked “dedication.” Thanks.
Thousands abused in Catholic Irish reform schools
May 20, 2009
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Victims of “endemic” child abuse at Catholic institutions in Ireland have expressed anger that a damning report will not bring about prosecutions.
UK Minister on faith communities and forthcoming Equalities Bill
May 20, 2009
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“Members of faith groups have a role in making the argument in their own communities for greater LGBT acceptance, but in the meantime the state has a duty to protect people from unfair treatment.”
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