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Is sexism the original sin of the church?

February 1, 2015 3 Comments

HuffPost’s podcast All Together takes a look at the consecration of Libby Lane as the first female bishop in the Church of England. In this

Audio transcript of Cook’s first DUI court appearance

January 31, 2015 33 Comments

The Baltimore Sun provides an audio transcript of Bishop Cook’s appearance before the judge seeking leniency for her first arrest. The Sun also has more comments from

100th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Merton

January 31, 2015 1 Comment

January 31 was Thomas Merton’s 100th birthday, a Catholic convert who became a Trappist Monk, a writer and even a peace activist. Why does Merton still matter?

Jim Naughton recognized for work as Episcopal Café editor

January 31, 2015 2 Comments

The founder and former editor of The Episcopal Café, Jim Naughton, today was awarded The House of Deputies award. Past and current members of the Café team

Beer tasting to be prize for Episcopal Relief fundraiser

January 31, 2015 36 Comments

… good fun or bad idea? Does this perpetuate the stereotype of the Episcopal Church or trying to show that we drink responsibly. What “equally attractive alternative beverage” is being offered?

Enough

January 31, 2015 23 Comments

It will take time to change the culture of dominance and denial, fear and disregard for the integrity of our bodies but many folks have been trying and I am hoping that more will join us to do so.

Sorry. Not buying it.

January 30, 2015 12 Comments

By protecting people who would discriminate anyway, Bishop Gene Robinson says that any proposal to build in a ‘religious exemption’ to civil rights legislation for

Modernizing Islam

January 30, 2015 9 Comments

Kevin Madigan of the Harvard Divinity School says Christians should not assume that there is something about Islam that is intrinsically violent, anti-Semitic and anti-modern. After all,

Dividing a church to keep it together

January 30, 2015 11 Comments

Women And The Church (WATCH) has issued a statement on the upcoming consecration of The Rev. Philip North as Suffragan Bishop of Burnley and Provincial Episcopal Visitor (PEV)

Historic preservation and the place of religion in the civic square

January 30, 2015 4 Comments

Should churches should be eligible for county historic preservation grants? A lively debate before the Morris County council, known as freeholders, focused on the place of