Category: The Lead

God given gifts

“We’re not going to throw anybody out. But if a woman came in with a completely see-through top on, one of the ushers at the door would say, ‘You really need to cover those things up,’ ” said Rabbi Robert Rhodes.

St. Paul used to request women cover their heads in church in order to avoid distraction, Fr. Swift said.

“The only way women were to draw attention to themselves in biblical times was to show off their hair because their dress was modest. So St. Paul cut them off at the pass there.”

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Rule Book? Don’t believe it

Hearts were aflutter in the Anglican blogscape on Sunday when The Telegraph ran a story headlined “Church to impose ‘rule book’ of beliefs.” Here at The Lead the newsteam consulted and concluded the breathlessly told story just didn’t add up so we held off passing it on. Thinking Anglicans did too, but now has something concrete to say.

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Have you given up hope and reason?

The Modernist “god” offers absolutely no hope, no intervention from outside, no autonomous burst of healing energy. Because the Modernist “god” is finally simply our experience – in other words, Us. If you opt for Modernism, likewise, you give up reason. Let me say that again…if you opt for Modernism, you give up any hope of rationality or accurate knowledge.

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Faith and the candidates, in their own words

CNN offers coverage of a forum on faith and politics for Democratic candidates, moderated by Jim Wallis of Sojourners/Call to Renewal, and of faith-related content from a Republican debate. Read on for links to summaries and video clips.

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Southern Africa: Archbishop calls for reconciliation in the Holy Land

“If we have learned anything at all from our experiences in South Africa, surely it is this: that the only lasting solution to any conflict must come through a process of reconciliation that paves the way for a future built upon justice, where former antagonists can find true freedom, peace and prosperity together, and where each is served by, and therefore promotes, the flourishing of the other.”

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Putting the Fire in a Fireplace

Pentecostal churches are good at evangelizing, bringing people in, but they have also noticed that many of those people that they have brought into churches would over time go to more traditional churches and seeker-friendly megachurches. Is traditional liturgy part of the appeal?

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“Speaking for unity, oneness and equality”

Davis Mac-Iyalla launched the Chicago leg of his 20-city American speaking tour this weekend. In a feature, the Chicago Tribune provides good insight into the context of Mac-Iyalla’s visit, recapping his comments from a Sunday talk at Trinity Episcopal Church in Highland Park.

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PB to present concerns about climate change to Senate committee

Citing the need for immediate attention to serious issues of global warming, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will represent the National Council of Churches at a Congressional hearing on global warming on Thursday. The Presiding Bishop, who holds a doctorate in oceanography, approaches the issue of climate change from both scientific and theological perspectives.

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O God, Send Me a Sign!

Who thinks up those goofy, pun-laden slogans seen on church marquees and sign boards, anyway? Are phrases like “seven days without prayer makes one weak”

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