As a tribute to the power of positive thinking, this iconic landmark of American religion continues to put its own ideologies to the test.
Our specific attention was drawn by the content of one of the course’s actual test questions from 2008.
People inviting Wallis to policy briefings and White House meetings should realize that he “is far to the right of the people he’s allowed to speak for.”
Most congregations know the financial squeeze of recent years from the economic recession. What is more striking is that the financial downturn for denominations is even more pronounced and perhaps more long lasting. The practice of depending on fewer people to provide more money is unsustainable in the face of the coming “death tsunami.”
There’s a new statement circulating and gaining thousands of signatures by religious leaders. This time it’s being signed by people who are disquieted by the
Bishop Larry Benfield of the Diocese of Arkansas points out there are some small slivers of hope in the midst of the devastation that the
So the monks, who for centuries have shied away from any outside distractions, have instead done what many troubled organizations are doing to find new members — they have taken to the Internet with an elaborate ad campaign featuring videos, a blog and even a Gregorian chant ringtone.
In column for AOL Noticias, Father Alberto Cutíe praises the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and says:
“Or assume,” she wrote for the minority, “a state wishes to subsidize the ownership of crucifixes” in one of three ways. It could purchase them in bulk and distribute them; it could reimburse buyers with a check; or it could pay with a tax credit. “Now, really — do taxpayers have less reason to complain if the state selects the last of these three options?” Justice Kagan asked
This was when I started realising that maybe Anglicans weren’t boring people who preferred meaningless rituals to encountering God.