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+Beckwith and others watching for further developments

June 1, 2007 2 Comments

The Bishop of Newark says in part: “Gene Robinson has told us, there is a lot of diplomacy going on between the Archbishop’s office and the American Church, which may – or may not, create a different ecclesiastical climate and result in invitations to all bishops in good standing in the Church (which certainly includes Bishop Robinson, who was duly elected, consented and consecrated as a bishop in the Episcopal church).”

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Sex & Religion & Teenagers

June 1, 2007 2 Comments

Mark Regnerus’ new book, entitled “Forbidden Fruit: Sex & Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers” is a sociological study of the ways that personal faith influences young people’s choices regarding their choices to be sexually active or not.

There’s good news and bad news in the report.

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Plurality and Diversity Rich Source for Growth

May 31, 2007 No Comments

“It has been proven in our relations that we greatly represent the plurality and diversity that are universal characteristics of Anglicanism and that we hold different positions on the themes that are presently discussed in the Communion. However, we have also experienced that the plurality and diversity we represent has become a rich source for growth, rather than a cause for controversy and division.”

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Conservative Revisionism?

May 31, 2007 1 Comment

Scott Gunn at Inclusive Church blog has done his history homework on former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey. Comparing “then” with “now” he finds “there

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Religious Conflict in Nigeria

May 31, 2007 No Comments

A wide angle view of Nigeria and religion emerges from religious scholars and Nigeria experts gathered in a symposium to discuss the current religious climate.

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Name It and Claim It

May 31, 2007 1 Comment

Episcopalians in The Falls Church, VA, who did not vote to leave the Episcopal denomination last December have stepped in to claim the historic name

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A Great Time to Be an Episcopalian

May 31, 2007 No Comments

… the struggle makes it a great time to be an Episcopalian. You can’t avoid tough questions, you have to know what you believe, you have to delve into God’s embracing heart of love and justice. We are trying to find ourselves in ubuntu theology–the theology expressed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu–that “I am a person insofar as you are a person.” In mutual humanity, we find wonder, love, and God.

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Bias in Media

May 31, 2007 6 Comments

Despite the fact most religious Americans are moderate or progressive, in the news media it is overwhelmingly conservative leaders who are presented as the voice of religion. This represents a particularly meaningful distortion since progressive religious leaders tend to focus on different issues and offer an entirely different perspective than their conservative counterparts.

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Global Center: Celebrate Anglican Diversity

May 30, 2007 2 Comments

The bishops of Latin American and the Caribbean “call to the whole Communion to overcome the intolerance and rediscover the richness of our diversity. Distinct perceptions concerning the human sexuality are not essential to define who is or not orthodox. We cannot let the fundamentalism destroy the Spirit – who is dynamic and updates every time and every generation the God’s project for the world.”

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