“That’s the basis of all history,” Doerr said. “You have to go back and ask people what happened and write it down. That’s where history begins.”
The latest statistical study of the Episcopal Church is now online.
It turns out that human beings have a natural inclination for religious belief, especially during hard times. Our brains effortlessly conjure up an imaginary world of spirits, gods and monsters, and the more insecure we feel, the harder it is to resist the pull of this supernatural world. It seems that our minds are finely tuned to believe in gods.
Has the Anglican Communion, made any inquiries into what Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria knew or did not know about the organized massacre that took the lives of at least 660 Muslims in the Nigerian town of Yelwa in 2004?
Colin Coward of Changing Attitude-England has looked into charges made by Chris Sugden of Anglican Mainstream, who reported that the Episcopal Church had withheld $100,000 in donations to the Church of Sudan after Sudanese Archbishop Daniel Deng called for the resignation of Bishop Gene Robinson.
Chicago Tribune political columnist Clarence Page says racial interests appear to be outweighing ethical concerns.
James Dobson is done. Jerry Falwell and D. James Kennedy have passed away. Billy Graham is ailing. Pat Robertson is nearly 80 and has been relegated to sideshow status.The Republican Party isn’t the only far-right institution with a leadership vacuum.
As was reported here last month, a mission team from the Episcopal Church traveled to Southern Sudan. The purpose of the trip was to do groundwork for the expansion of diocese to diocese relationships. We now have reports on how things went.
Cadbury commits to going Fairtrade. Church Times Blog has a roundup of reports.
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth along with the Rt. Rev. Edwin F. Gulick Jr., provisional bishop of the diocese, authorized a letter be sent to the attorneys working with the former bishop, the Rt. Rev. Jack L. Iker.