“DOMA Laws have been passed with the support and lobbying of religious groups. Such laws point, unfortunately, to a deep tendency of religions to consolidate
The Diocese of Northern Michigan has released a statement describing their choice of The Rev. Kevin Thew Forrester to be their next bishop and defending the process by which he was chosen.
Here is our weekly collection plate, offering 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.
And alert Peter Akinola while you are at it.
When the headlines trumpet the news of a church being foreclosed upon, it is something of a man-bites-dog story because it is so rare. But there is more to the story than meets the eye: it turns out that it makes a difference if a parish is connected to a denomination and teaches stewardship.
While we in the States are watching the NCAA basketball tournaments, the rest of the world is gearing up for the World Cup to be held a year from now. Christian charities and others want to give a voice to street children, the “world’s greatest football fans,” through an initiative called The Street Child World Cup.
A Michigan church hard hit by the recession gave out $100 bills to whomever wanted it, as long as they would multiply it for mission. The Episcopal Foundation of Wyoming did something very much like that.
Cartoonist and blogger David Walker will be blogging the G20 Summit for The Church Times on April 2nd during the meeting in London.
Episcopal parishes and a local television stations are working together to develop an advertising campaign and web-presence that highlights the churches in the station’s viewing
Bishop Tom Ely of Vermont testified before the Senate of the State of Vermont in support of a bill now before the General Assembly called “An Act to Protect Religious Freedom and Promote Equality in Civil Marriage.”