Tag: Faith and terror

The Archbishop of York has issued

…Campbell and her friends have decided the most powerful thing they can do is drive the city’s streets and pray, as the community does its business, unaware, around them. “We got a problem, but we don’t know how to solve it,” Campbell insisted. “Well, we do,” she said, meaning herself, Minor and their friends. “We’re taking it to the Spirit.”

[Williams] goes on to say ‘in our commemoration this year we are encouraged to challenge ourselves: who do we speak for? Are we willing to speak for the neighbour and for the stranger, for people like us and also people who are not like us? Are we willing to take risks alongside one another?’

By this memorandum I am directing all agencies engaged abroad to ensure that U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons.

Four Anglican Archbishops, including Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, recently met with President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe on behalf of church members who have been prohibited from using their sanctuaries for worship. One of them, Archbishop Albert Chama, of the Province of Central Africa, visited Trinity Wall Street to explain the dispute.

Lawyers today filed a petition with the International Criminal Court on behalf of clergy sex abuse victims urging an investigation of high-ranking Roman Catholic Church leaders, including Pope Benedict XVI, charging that the widespread sexual abuse by priests in various countries and the handling of those cases by bishops and authorities in the Vatican constitute widespread human rights abuses.

Five chaplains who served first responders, loved ones and the community in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks tell their stories.

That weekend in September we had gone to Sandy Hook because I was dissatisfied with my life, and angry at having to live it, and to have summer end. We drove down through the long cattails, and I was unhappy because the beach that I love doesn’t have cattails. I didn’t like the boardwalk, or that the water was warm.

Many churches, especially around the New York City and Washington DC areas are planning special services for Sunday, September 11 which is the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. Here are some resources. What will your church be doing?