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Yumoto vacated from Executive Council position

January 24, 2008 No Comments

Almost in answer to our question yesterday about whether Ted Yumoto can remain on the national Executive Council, the Province VIII executive committee is seeking nominations for a lay representative to the national Executive Council to fill the vacated position. The Rev. Jack Eastwood, Province. VIII president, said that a decision was made to vacate the seat held by Ted Yumoto of the Fresno, California-based Diocese of San Joaquin after Yumoto told them he “had voted to amend canons and the constitution of the diocese” to realign with the Argentina-based Anglican Province of the Southern Cone.

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Episcopal women’s orgs going 2.0

January 24, 2008 No Comments

Episcopal Life points us to how members the Council of Episcopal Women’s Organizations (CEWO) are learning about how to reach “new audiences through blogs, Facebook, YouTube, iPods and other electronic forms of staying in touch” in the new media environment.

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Fireside chats with KJS

January 24, 2008 1 Comment

From Fr. Jake’s account of a “fireside chat” with the Presiding Bishop: “Bp. Katharine reminded us that there are two stories of creation in Genesis. One begins with the creative act of God, after which we are told that God looked upon creation and declared that “It is very good.” The other creation account focuses on the fall in the garden.”

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Worshipping together?

January 24, 2008 No Comments

The LA Times ran a story that’s created some drama in the blogosphere about a service in which Hindus and Christians worshiped together at an Episcopal service. The story ran on Jan. 20, claiming that “All were invited to Holy Communion, after the Episcopal celebrant elevated a tray of consecrated Indian bread, and deacons raised wine-filled chalices.” Today, the newspaper ran a correction.

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Day by day at Lambeth

January 24, 2008 2 Comments

The Archbishop of Canterbury has released the schedule of the Lambeth Conference. The bishops will take up the most contentious issues before the Communion July 31-August 2.

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Tradition is the democracy of the dead

January 23, 2008 3 Comments

Chesterton’s famous quote cuts in many directions, but it reminds us that the churches in which we worship, and the dioceses and provinces in which they are situated, are things we have received in trust and hope to pass on in trust. Aside from the absence of an impartial monitor for the plebiscite-like votes that have taken place of late, we also lack the crucial participation of that ‘most obscure of all classes’ and an honest commitment to honour legitimate outcomes.

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God thinks it’s cool

January 23, 2008 No Comments

“It came out of this observation that we have so many people in the neighborhood who are dog owners,” says The Rev. Sandra Castillo, rector at the Episcopal Church of the Advent and La Iglesia Episcopal de Nuestra Senora de las Americas. “We thought this might be a good way to reach out.”

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How about extending don’t ask don’t tell to heterosexuals?

January 23, 2008 1 Comment

Extending DADT would be a recruiting disaster, and could be far more destructive of unit cohesion. Suddenly, heterosexuals would have to bear the same kinds of costs that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender soldiers have been bearing for years (just as heterosexual couples at our church have had to bear the same costs that LGBT couples have borne –- not being able to religiously marry).

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Evangelicals represent “one out of 11 voters”

January 23, 2008 No Comments

When defined based upon a consistent set of theological perspectives, evangelicals remain very united on abortion and homosexuality…. However, concerns about same-sex relationships are less unifying and less troublesome to the broader born again constituency. Born agains are far less concerned about homosexuality than they are about abortion.

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