Tweeting the Bible
April 21, 2009
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First the Passion and now the Bible: German Christians are starting what they hope will be a record-breaking effort to use the new Internet social-networking
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Bishop Robinson calls for Episcopal Church to stop performing marriages
April 20, 2009
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Bishop Gene Robinson, visiting a parish in Los Angeles, has suggested that a way forward for churches split on the question of same-gender marriages would be for the clergy to stop officiating at the marriage, and focus on the blessing instead.
Reports from first day of Executive Council now posted
April 20, 2009
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The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church is holding its final meeting of the Triennium this week in Maine. Most of the work they will do will be focused on preparing for this summer’s General Convention. Episcopal Life reports on the first day’s activities.
Parishioners in Detroit lead ministry to pray for the unclaimed bodies of the dead
April 20, 2009
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Each month in Detroit a number of people earthly remains a left unclaimed at the city morgue. It’s probably not uncommon in most major cities – people die with no family left and who didn’t make prior arrangements. But what’s different in Detroit is the way a group of people, led by an Episcopal layman, is making sure that the deaths do not go unmentioned. Or without prayers.
Bishop of Arizona calls for change at the border
April 20, 2009
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This weekend brought the annual ecumenical border wall procession to the Arizona-Mexico border. The marchers met this year in Naco Arizona and processed to the wall which bars them from entering Naco Sonora. The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona was present for the walk and Bishop Smith was a featured speaker.
Haller’s “Reasonable and Holy” now available
April 20, 2009
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Tobias Haller, a friend of this site and keen theological mind, has just published a book entitled “Reasonable and Holy: Engaging Same-Sexuality”. The book argues
The Anglican right and the psychological fringe
April 19, 2009
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Anglican Mainstream, one of the leading organizations on the Anglican right in Great Britain, is bringing an American psychotherapist who is anything but mainstream to England this week. He is Joseph Nicolosi, is one of the founder of the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality, the flat earth society of the therapeutic world.
Diocese of Bethlehem takes to the airwaves
April 19, 2009
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The Diocese of Bethlehem is running some advertising on WNEP TV in northeastern Pennsylvania. Have a look.
Dean Slee challenges Nazir-Ali
April 19, 2009
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The Very Rev Colin Slee, the liberal Dean of Southwark has publicly attacked the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, and said that he was one of three bishops whose position was now “open to some debate”.
Evangelism, identity and theology
April 19, 2009
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Dean Ian Markham of Virginia Theological Seminary gave the initial presentation in the Diocese of Washington’s evangelism series. He spoke on the book Why Liberals Churches are Growing, which he co-edited with Martyn Percy, among other things. The video is about 50 minutes long.
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