An unjust mess
November 12, 2007
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The Archbishop of Canterbury describes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as an tragic mess that fail to conform to the principles of just war
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Day in court arrives
November 12, 2007
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A long-awaited court date has arrived in Virginia. The Diocese of Virginia and the Episcopal Church go to court to prevent the eleven congregations that
Tasting life under occupation
November 12, 2007
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An Episcopal priest from Illinois writes about his experience visiting, and trying to get out of, the occupied West Bank. Robert Cotton Fite describes what
Pittsburgh conservative warns against schism
November 12, 2007
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Jerry Bowyer is an Episcopalian in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He thinks that the Episcopal Church “made a terrible mistake when it installed Gene Robinson as bishop of New Hampshire in 2004.” And he says the answer is not found in schism which would, in his view, “break more commandments.”
The Confederacy of Duncan’s
November 12, 2007
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Already there is dissension in the ranks. In Pittsburgh, although we could not tell by their behavior at Convention, there are several clergy and lay leaders from “conserving” parishes who have indicated to the bishop that when push comes to shove they will remain in the Episcopal Church. And beyond the bounds of the Diocese, other Realigners are seeking splitting paths.
Does fair trade work?
November 11, 2007
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The Fair Trade movement is becoming quite active, but its premise–that consumers will pay a bit more for better pay to workers–is often based on stories and assumptions rather than data. At least some economists, however, have begun to study the so-called Ben & Jerry effect, and they are finding that at least some consumers purchasing some products, fair trade works
Vatican conference on the human embryo
November 11, 2007
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In an effort to both bridge the gap between science and Catholic teaching on bioethical issues such as abortion and stem cell research, the Vatican is organizing a conference next week on the origin and development of the human embryo.
A Secular Age?
November 11, 2007
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Charles Taylor, Board of Trustees Professor of Law and Philosophy at Northwestern University, is causing quite a stir with his new book A Secular Age. Among his more interesting arguments is that Christianity itself is responsible for the rise of secularism. Robert Bellah writes of this new book that “A Secular Age is his breakthrough book—one of the most important books to be written in my lifetime. Taylor succeeds in no less than recasting the entire debate about secularism.”
New NCC leadership elected
November 11, 2007
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The National Council of Churches elected new leadership. Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, who represents the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) in Washington, and the Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) clergyman, were installed as NCC president and general secretary, respectively. The National Council of Churches represents 45 million worshippers in over 100,000 congregations, and includes the Episcopal Church.
Religion journalism on the Web
November 10, 2007
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If you follow religion news on the Web, you may already know about the Dallas Morning News’ excellent blog (although you may not know that blogger Sam Hodges is the author of the hilarious novel B-4.) Now Tom Henaghan and other Reuters reporters have launched a lively new blog called Faith World. We don’t know if Tom has written a hilarious novel, but will give him equal time if he has.
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