David Runcorn, ordained minister in the Church of England, explains the surprising role that Evangelical Christianity played in reinforcing apartheid in South Africa, noting that
All Things Considered ran this Arun Rath story about the Pontiff’s stop at Palmasola, part of a tour through Latin America. (Transcript) Palmasola is the
Writing on Medium, Hanna Brooks Olsen explores millennial poverty as driven by education debt, and questions if there really is a viable path to financial stability in modern America.
#PropheticGrief banner from Middle Collegiate Church website The Huffington Post is running a new inter-faith series on #BlackLivesMatter, starting with The Rev. Jacqueline J. Lewis,
The Revds. Winnie Varghese and C. Eric Funston express their disappointment in the lack of discussion allowed or action taken by General Convention 2015 on Israel/Palestine.
Looking to the future, the Revd Gregory Whitaker and his two congregations are building for the future. The newly envisioned Church of Christ Our Peace will have a nave seating 300 and a social hall large enough for 200. Both congregations would then be able to hold simultaneous services when needed. The Revd Whitaker has been in Cambodia for two years. Each year the size of the congregation has doubled. He has reason to think larger.
Hoping to promote interfaith understanding and communication between disparate communities, the diocese aims to raise world-wide awareness of modern day human trafficking, as well as, share the East African historiu-2y of participation in the slave trade.
As part of the activities of the 78th General Convention, Episcopalians attending the convention, as well as members from local Dio Utah parishes, joined together on 29 JUN to participate in a service project at various LDS Welfare Square facilities.
As South Sudan marks four years of independence, they also suffer continued civil war. Archbishop Justin Welby offered “our prayers around the world” are for an end to violence in South Sudan as the country marks four years of independence.
Warren Blumenfeld, wonders if he will be ever be able to forgive evangelicals and other Christians for the use and abuse of GLBT persons even as they attempt to soften their stance.