Drummond Pike, writing in the
Don’t orgs like the Y deserve to dust off their corporate images, names, and logos? What’s the greater risk – holding onto a title, or going quietly into that good night?
This book of theodicy, disguised as a number of other things, continues to dominate.
Most of the Café’s readers are probably very comfortable online. You know the difference between a web-forum, a list-serv and a Facebook group. But many in the Episcopal Church’s leadership don’t. Given the economics and the need we have to be evangelists, being a luddite isn’t really an option anymore. Here’s a free resource that can help.
The Church’s attempts to defend itself often just cause more damage.
On taking charge of the CDF Ratzinger became part of the cover-up regime. Indeed, there was no sign that the CDF was delaying the Kiesle case until he took charge. And the delay continued amidst the huge media commotion over the Gauthe case in Louisiana, the first of the big priest pedophile scandals of our time, which broke in the Spring of 1985.
A PSA is going viral today on Facebook in reaction to a comment in the media about Christianity and Social Justice:
When Glenn Beck tells his viewers and listeners (“followers”?) to ditch affiliation with churches that practice social justice, that’s proof enough he hasn’t read his Bible. Beyond that, though, has he yelled “Fire!” in the crowded theater of publicly practiced religion?
And the winner is … well, perhaps you’re tuning in tonight. Here we have ten films with ten distinct points of view and ten theologies (ranging from fluff to steak).
How many of us knew anything about the massive winter storms that have left the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation without power or water or heat for nearly two weeks? Why do some causes get snowed with aid while others don’t?