tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37817270464904089592024-03-08T06:34:28.940-05:00Three Rivers EpiscopalThoughts and postings from an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.comBlogger16819125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-25149864270579012872020-07-13T07:03:00.000-04:002020-07-13T07:03:08.204-04:00Washington's 'Church of Presidents' etched in history again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyrLSIDith9oYndCQ__gCOvG-7KxOocKTINCtAQgheT-TJxjfnm40ZDJPB7vxFBNpSqQM6Zz-ofpU7qrg9x6WQkzKDOEZRyWHT47JxLAXIoN9Uve8oAcXuA6CQM4afr8h0dXiKPqJ8kZY/s1600/000005566666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="500" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyrLSIDith9oYndCQ__gCOvG-7KxOocKTINCtAQgheT-TJxjfnm40ZDJPB7vxFBNpSqQM6Zz-ofpU7qrg9x6WQkzKDOEZRyWHT47JxLAXIoN9Uve8oAcXuA6CQM4afr8h0dXiKPqJ8kZY/s200/000005566666.jpg" width="200" /></a>From Arkansas-<br />
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<i>The Rev. John C. Harper had been rector at the historic St. John's
Episcopal Church for less than a year when the 1963 March on Washington
began taking shape. A lay leader in the congregation urged him to steer
clear of it -- but instead he embraced it. </i><br />
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<i>Harper held a service the morning of the march, welcoming a diverse
crowd of more than 700 people at the church across from the White House.
Black Episcopal choir members sang alongside the St. John's choir, and
the service ended with worshippers holding hands to sing the iconic
civil rights movement song "We Shall Overcome."</i><br />
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<i>"The church has too long been silent on this important issue," Harper
wrote to church members that month. "Now at long last Christians like
ourselves are aroused by the injustice of discrimination in any form and
by any kind of segregation on the basis of a man's color."</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jul/13/washingtons-church-of-presidents-etched-in/">https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jul/13/washingtons-church-of-presidents-etched-in/ </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-41136907439584524972020-07-13T06:58:00.001-04:002020-07-13T06:58:59.282-04:00Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation holds first public service since March<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From Long Island-<br />
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<i>It is said that Jesus prepares a place for the faithful, the Very Rev. Michael Sniffen noted during his sermon Sunday.</i><br />
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<i>But he conceded his flock probably wasn’t
expecting that place to be a marked circle under a tent outside their
church, the stunning Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden
City, as congregants gathered in person for the first time since March.
The church had been hosting only interactive online services since the
coronavirus pandemic hit.</i><br />
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<i>“It is such a joy — and although you can’t see
me smiling, I’m smiling — to be in your physical presence after all of
these months,” Sniffen said.</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.newsday.com/news/health/coronavirus/episcopal-cathedral-of-the-incarnation-garden-city-1.46711461">https://www.newsday.com/news/health/coronavirus/episcopal-cathedral-of-the-incarnation-garden-city-1.46711461</a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-50949234923892252432020-06-30T07:10:00.001-04:002020-06-30T07:10:40.081-04:00'I was horrified': Witnesses injured by police testify about Trump's photo op at Lafayette Square<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From USA Today-<br />
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<i>Members of Congress heard from a series of witnesses, including several who were injured in the <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" href="https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2020/06/05/george-floyd-protests-trump-church-photo-curfew-park/3127684001/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">forcible clearing of protesters</a> before President Donald Trump's controversial walk this month to St. John's Church for a photo opportunity.</i><br />
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<i>The
House Natural Resources Committee held its first hearing Monday on the
incident June 1, in which protesters were removed from the park by
authorities using chemical irritants, rubber bullets, shields and
horses. Trump, who posed with a Bible in front of the historic church
along with members of his administration, drew wide condemnation for the
force used on demonstrators. </i></div>
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<i>House Democrats <a class="gnt_ar_b_a" data-t-l="|inline|intext|n/a" href="https://naturalresources.house.gov/media/press-releases/nadler-grijalva-smith-and-thompson-call-for-answers-on-trump-administrations-use-of-force-against-peaceful-dc-protestors" rel="noopener" target="_blank">pressed </a>the
Trump administration for information on its response to the protesters,
who were cleared roughly a half-hour before a 7 p.m. curfew in
Washington. The Interior Department's inspector general's office opened
an investigation.</i></div>
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<a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/29/trumps-photo-op-lafayette-square-focuses-hearing-congress/3270064001/">https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/29/trumps-photo-op-lafayette-square-focuses-hearing-congress/3270064001/ </a></div>
Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-88810723416246150672020-06-29T07:09:00.002-04:002020-06-29T07:09:29.421-04:00The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria officially inaugurated as 41st Province of the Anglican Communion<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH8QH8GF8T_eCgnOEgTFwiemAJCmjBkggRPPLh3D-yBKr27xOFExmjXsHcvLjVznxQ7Ym21PsRcyiC5Gxh_MN6QhF2Z5bqVvCg8JHi0Pc_gEFZAlxXy3B2G5p8wHEUHC4BCnL6onyrMXZ/s1600/000044999.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="637" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixH8QH8GF8T_eCgnOEgTFwiemAJCmjBkggRPPLh3D-yBKr27xOFExmjXsHcvLjVznxQ7Ym21PsRcyiC5Gxh_MN6QhF2Z5bqVvCg8JHi0Pc_gEFZAlxXy3B2G5p8wHEUHC4BCnL6onyrMXZ/s200/000044999.png" width="200" /></a>From Anglican News-<br />
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<i>The former Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa
has completed its transition into an autonomous Province of the Anglican
Communion. The approval for the move was given by the Primates of the
Anglican Communion when they met in Jordan in January. The Standing
Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council had already given the new
Province the go-ahead.</i><br />
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</i><i>The General Synod of the Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle
East approved the request from the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle
East to secede from its province. Under its constitution, the diocese
fell under the temporary Metropolitical authority of the Archbishop of
Canterbury, who signed a Dead of Relinquishment legally inaugurating the
new Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria.</i><br />
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</i><i>The Episcopal / Anglican Province of Alexandria will serve 10
countries as the official Anglican Communion presence: Egypt, Algeria,
Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Mauritania, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and
Somalia. It is named after the north Egyptian city which was home to one
of the earliest branches of the Christian Church.</i><br />
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</i><i>Announcing the development, the Secretary General of the Anglican
Communion, Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, said: “In recent years we
have seen enormous growth in what was the Diocese of Egypt with North
Africa and the Horn of Africa, particularly – but not only – in the
Gambella region of Ethiopia. It was one of the largest and most diverse
dioceses in the Anglican Communion and also one of the fastest growing
regions.</i><br />
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<a href="http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2020/06/the-episcopal-anglican-province-of-alexandria-officially-inaugurated-as-41st-province-of-the-anglican-communion.aspx">http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2020/06/the-episcopal-anglican-province-of-alexandria-officially-inaugurated-as-41st-province-of-the-anglican-communion.aspx </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-524091326200086522020-06-28T07:02:00.000-04:002020-06-28T07:02:14.554-04:00Archdiocese of Toronto modifies Eucharist rite to observe safety protocols<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq8VCpaVprFEvC61__mDVc2pswIYSFICr2xpdMKFEr_mc-VBB5Rpq0ofpGuLYN-LWCb0FawEt7ioVAgOsvq7VLPJyI0tPdoAojHQi9hjroU0f2dnVPAJieL97w7pdmwgdLURk7K66AkR5/s1600/0000338888888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq8VCpaVprFEvC61__mDVc2pswIYSFICr2xpdMKFEr_mc-VBB5Rpq0ofpGuLYN-LWCb0FawEt7ioVAgOsvq7VLPJyI0tPdoAojHQi9hjroU0f2dnVPAJieL97w7pdmwgdLURk7K66AkR5/s200/0000338888888.jpg" width="200" /></a>From Canada-<br />
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<i> For the past three months, the Archdiocese of Toronto has worked on
different ways to serve its parishioners safely when the time came for
Ontario to reopen.</i><br />
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</i><i> But the Eucharist, one of the most important sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church, remains a difficult rite to navigate.</i><br />
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</i><i> It traditionally involves a priest placing a wafer of bread on a
congregant's tongue or in their hand, then serving them with sacramental
wine from a communal goblet.</i><br />
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</i><i> Neil MacCarthy, director of public relations and communications for
the Archdiocese of Toronto, said the organization wanted to make sure
the ritual could be performed safely.</i><br />
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</i><i> "It would be difficult for someone to look at (the Archdiocese's
safety protocols) and say, 'These guys aren't concerned about this,"'
MacCarthy said in an interview.</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010/news/archdiocese-of-toronto-modifies-eucharist-rite-to-observe-safety-protocols-1.12818734">https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010/news/archdiocese-of-toronto-modifies-eucharist-rite-to-observe-safety-protocols-1.12818734 </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-39891168115281445552020-06-28T06:59:00.001-04:002020-06-28T06:59:34.054-04:00Was Jesus Black Or White? How One Church Leader Just Changed The Debate<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLERdNwOSJ-U86r1rK7DJR5aEgN8kybSi_HBZnd0dA4MJSfYw8SIY4UXE2jerarSd5V4G6e4SIzBWGOWmio7Gk-5VeHTImlqiXqvNz4wwmW-ApCJCgsPVmpyfXSCfQBPUInNBCWvkOyOK/s1600/000003388888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLERdNwOSJ-U86r1rK7DJR5aEgN8kybSi_HBZnd0dA4MJSfYw8SIY4UXE2jerarSd5V4G6e4SIzBWGOWmio7Gk-5VeHTImlqiXqvNz4wwmW-ApCJCgsPVmpyfXSCfQBPUInNBCWvkOyOK/s200/000003388888.jpg" width="200" /></a>From Forbes-<br />
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<i>What race was Jesus of Nazareth, one of the most consequential
figures in the history of the world? Nobody can say for certain, but
based on recent comments by the head of the Church of England, it is
time to revisit whether or not Jesus should be portrayed as a white man.</i><br />
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</i><i>In an interview with the <a aria-label="BBC Radio 4’s Today programme" class="color-link" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000k9qx" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000k9qx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000k9qx">BBC Radio 4’s Today programme</a>,
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby addressed the question of how the
western church portrays Jesus’s race. When asked by the interviewer if
the way Jesus is represented through imagery, and whether it is time to
“reimagine” the physical presentation, the Archbishop was candid.</i><br />
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</i><i>"Yes, of course it does," Welby said, noting that in many locations
of the Anglican church Jesus was already represented other than as a
white man.</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/06/27/was-jesus-black-or-white/#4261eda348e5">https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/06/27/was-jesus-black-or-white/#4261eda348e5 </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-65532812882844367952020-06-27T07:11:00.001-04:002020-06-27T07:11:58.910-04:00First Woman To Lead The Episcopal Diocese Of Alabama<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76xprnXoAUB0sMvlnLgEVnDBY8iniJLn4H6TgrOqwysXnua1xLA1nDOllEeuB_ixKJgXVbFcCndMdw09koJcIIV1WyJskr9kADFQUp6ms1sYI9wyLDYVnjSK6tUp6vMyt7Efx9P8MUeOK/s1600/000006664444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76xprnXoAUB0sMvlnLgEVnDBY8iniJLn4H6TgrOqwysXnua1xLA1nDOllEeuB_ixKJgXVbFcCndMdw09koJcIIV1WyJskr9kADFQUp6ms1sYI9wyLDYVnjSK6tUp6vMyt7Efx9P8MUeOK/s200/000006664444.jpg" width="200" /></a>From Alabama-<br />
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<i>The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama will consecrate a new bishop on
Saturday, and for the first time that bishop is a woman. Rev. Glenda
Curry will serve beside the current bishop until becoming the sole
leader of the diocese in January. In an interview with WBHM’s Andrew
Yeager, Curry said it’s an important step for women in the church.</i><br />
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</i><i><strong>Using her experience as the first woman president of an Alabama four-year university:</strong></i><br />
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</i><i>I have the experience of being the first woman in a room that’s
usually occupied by men. I imagine [there will be] some of the same
challenges, but at the same time it’s been a number of years, so I think
our culture has become more accepting of women in leadership roles. I’m
looking forward to it and I’m not anxious.</i><br />
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More here-<br />
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<a href="https://wbhm.org/feature/2020/first-woman-to-lead-the-episcopal-diocese-of-alabama/">https://wbhm.org/feature/2020/first-woman-to-lead-the-episcopal-diocese-of-alabama/ </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-34584320220881134682020-06-26T07:17:00.001-04:002020-06-26T07:17:14.848-04:00Rt. Rev. Deon K. Johnson ordained as bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Mo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdlSqSPwnju5XyLayRuxDf04ijKRtkqyUodYzFDZyNSUmCn3BS_DSDtzqEryQq3rJFcMkG507x8y_8NhfRoKJJpKYE78OTa06tP8u-1eS523MQPDsyKzDCZuHqmiVtfo51jXNH3hycl7I/s1600/000044993333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="300" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdlSqSPwnju5XyLayRuxDf04ijKRtkqyUodYzFDZyNSUmCn3BS_DSDtzqEryQq3rJFcMkG507x8y_8NhfRoKJJpKYE78OTa06tP8u-1eS523MQPDsyKzDCZuHqmiVtfo51jXNH3hycl7I/s200/000044993333.jpg" width="200" /></a>From Missouri-<br />
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<i><span>The Rt. Rev. Deon K. Johnson was ordained as the 11</span><span><span>th</span></span><span> bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, representing more than 10,000
worshipers from 42 parishes throughout the eastern half of the state. He
is the first black, openly gay bishop in the diocese’s 179-year
history.</span></i></div>
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<i><span>“To find ourselves in this moment,
the ancestor of a slave, to be called to be the Bishop of Missouri –
God is good!” said Bishop Johnson during his ordination service. “To the
people of Missouri, we have a whole new story to tell and a whole new
boldness to tell it with. So, I look forward to the adventure.”</span></i></div>
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<i><span>Before
two dozen worshipers and Episcopal clerics at Christ Church Cathedral
in downtown St. Louis, Johnson was consecrated as the spiritual leader
of eastern Missouri’s congregants during a service that was livestreamed
on the diocesan Facebook page.</span></i></div>
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<span><a href="http://www.stlamerican.com/religion/local_religion/rt-rev-deon-k-johnson-ordained-as-bishop-of-episcopal-diocese-of-mo/article_8163aaf4-b660-11ea-a0a8-ef3b1255f281.html">http://www.stlamerican.com/religion/local_religion/rt-rev-deon-k-johnson-ordained-as-bishop-of-episcopal-diocese-of-mo/article_8163aaf4-b660-11ea-a0a8-ef3b1255f281.html </a></span></div>
Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-65694175159544288332020-06-25T07:05:00.001-04:002020-06-25T07:05:48.791-04:00Here’s why a fence went up around St. John’s Church at Black Lives Matter Plaza<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirPrnuqgp04fCdxap6k1HR-_4wm3SGBsnpig0O6nMRGQ1e17oy5q8kHxGv_oy7qTLTQNr-1raDMJOOSyNZ3b-WK7d1dXUk4NiyQgQwHQcOzQxIrEpM3cxu5I0DE6_vl02121fXxq08IAZ/s1600/000000999944444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="986" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirPrnuqgp04fCdxap6k1HR-_4wm3SGBsnpig0O6nMRGQ1e17oy5q8kHxGv_oy7qTLTQNr-1raDMJOOSyNZ3b-WK7d1dXUk4NiyQgQwHQcOzQxIrEpM3cxu5I0DE6_vl02121fXxq08IAZ/s200/000000999944444.jpg" width="200" /></a>From D.C.-<br />
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<i>The
Metropolitan Police Department has opened the entirety of Black Lives
Matter Plaza back up to protesters. However, people who visit the site
may notice one big change.</i><br />
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<i>A fence now surrounds St. John’s Episcopal Church at the corner of
16th and H Streets NW. The parish is also now guarded by MPD officers
and concrete barriers.</i><br />
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</i><i>Crowds have gathered around the church, next to Lafayette Square,
over the course of this summer’s protests. It has been a site for vigils
and rallies. On a few occasions, it has also been vandalized.</i><br />
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<i>Ultimately, the new fence around the church was set up at the
direction of District leaders. Kevin Donahue, Deputy Mayor for Public
Safety, released the following statement.</i><br />
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</i><i>“The District of Columbia Government coordinated the fence on the
public space around St John’s Episcopal Church to protect the buildings
from any further damage. We will continue to be in communication with
the immediate neighbors of the site to minimize any inconvenience.”</i><br />
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More here-<br />
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<a href="https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/protests/fence-around-st-johns-church-protests/65-36d0695c-eedb-4da3-b0d8-eb400d2377a3">https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/protests/fence-around-st-johns-church-protests/65-36d0695c-eedb-4da3-b0d8-eb400d2377a3 </a><br />
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Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-63591004005793002772020-06-24T06:59:00.002-04:002020-06-24T06:59:54.806-04:00A call for moral leadership<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvDFcz9MUGAcJFOeKk3V97oGoppZ7kmHKBqeddDTxnIuY4JW8qj7QlLJgRrFKBSGSe_UIxoQD654gRseysIaia8TvH-gKhRwzLacsgEVkRpWcXSlloy2ga3eNCaferat4XKh-URFRCy1Y/s1600/0000000999999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="988" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvDFcz9MUGAcJFOeKk3V97oGoppZ7kmHKBqeddDTxnIuY4JW8qj7QlLJgRrFKBSGSe_UIxoQD654gRseysIaia8TvH-gKhRwzLacsgEVkRpWcXSlloy2ga3eNCaferat4XKh-URFRCy1Y/s200/0000000999999.jpg" width="200" /></a>From RNS-<br />
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<em><strong>Six divinity school deans and seminary presidents release a joint statement on the state of our national leadership</strong></em></div>
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<i>
</i><i><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Joint Public Statement</strong></span></i><br />
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<i>
</i><i>America is facing three immense and immediate crises. Each has a
critical moral dimension that has been notably neglected from much of
our national leadership.</i><br />
<br />
<i>
</i><i>The first of these crises is the health crisis created by COVID-19
that has sickened more than 2 million Americans and killed 118,000 to
date and counting. For many of us, these are not statistics, but members
of our families, houses of worship, and cherished friends.</i><br />
<br />
<i>
</i><i>The second is the economic crisis brought on in an attempt to slow
the spread of the coronavirus disease. The necessary shelter-in-place
orders under which we have all lived have led to an economic disruption
that has caused more than 40 million Americans to file for unemployment
since mid-March, taking the unemployment rate from its lowest level in
half a century to a level unprecedented since the Great Depression.
These are not simply numbers released weekly by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, they are people struggling to keep their homes.</i><br />
<br />
More here-<br />
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<a href="https://religionnews.com/2020/06/23/a-call-for-moral-leadership/?fbclid=IwAR1u37jBNd_gPRbHthOWG5praj1jouAe5-1GPifMHbJvU6C1WqfWJRv-MIc">https://religionnews.com/2020/06/23/a-call-for-moral-leadership/?fbclid=IwAR1u37jBNd_gPRbHthOWG5praj1jouAe5-1GPifMHbJvU6C1WqfWJRv-MIc </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-72036634996730844362020-06-24T06:53:00.001-04:002020-06-24T07:01:54.672-04:00St. John’s Church in Washington vandalized again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoQG5Gdo-hh2xRKB83ajMMMWumgYbI1Q9JepNDo_gW0HlfGRQYoWTYm63eC44VPwzlGs1i_p2GWsv41_R7xJtSzj88YM0M5-Mz4C5kWP-tMrB203y02K0-hf6cwzXbqtHZk3pnTziP9HH/s1600/000007777777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoQG5Gdo-hh2xRKB83ajMMMWumgYbI1Q9JepNDo_gW0HlfGRQYoWTYm63eC44VPwzlGs1i_p2GWsv41_R7xJtSzj88YM0M5-Mz4C5kWP-tMrB203y02K0-hf6cwzXbqtHZk3pnTziP9HH/s200/000007777777.jpg" width="150" /></a>From ENS-<br />
<i><br /></i>
<i>St. John’s Episcopal Church, the “church of presidents” in
Washington, D.C., that has become a major flashpoint during weeks of
unrest related to systemic racism and police brutality, was vandalized
again on June 22 during another night of clashes between police and
protesters in front of the White House.</i><br />
<br />
<i>“BHAZ” was spray-painted on the 204-year-old church’s columns, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/dc-police-and-protesters-square-off-near-white-house/2020/06/22/cec8c88c-b4c7-11ea-a510-55bf26485c93_story.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Washington Post reported</a>.
The acronym was also spray-painted on a piece of plywood nearby,
accompanied by “Black House Autonomous Zone,” an apparent take on the <a href="https://apnews.com/4dcff8f062bae9e1fe3885c346b44847" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone</a>
in Seattle, Washington. That area, also called the Capitol Hill
Organized Protest, is comprised of several blocks that were taken over
by protesters and abandoned by police on June 8. One person was killed
and two were injured in <a href="https://apnews.com/4dcff8f062bae9e1fe3885c346b44847" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">shootings there this past weekend</a>.</i><br />
<br />
More here-<br />
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<a href="https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/06/23/st-johns-church-in-washington-vandalized-again/">https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/06/23/st-johns-church-in-washington-vandalized-again/ </a><br />
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and here-<br />
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<a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/historic-st-johns-episcopal-church-dc-vandalized-seattle-mayor-chop-shut-down-at-night.html">https://www.christianpost.com/news/historic-st-johns-episcopal-church-dc-vandalized-seattle-mayor-chop-shut-down-at-night.html </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-43293313610390868792020-06-23T07:01:00.002-04:002020-06-23T07:01:25.822-04:00‘Seek repentance’: Clergy group calls on Mississippi to remove Confederate symbol from state flag<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJadiPgoaOY0iKiI2wI31R1Hxn_xtZ2H17gUSsUrbNbL5kN9JUcc3qsnexRCBzTsVRNnW6XXEEqwJQFaIXeBONRF8p0ThD8ouhqUrGEhYy5V6KWBk4oHesYTgW40pt3Xcf0QykjzWs1qeM/s1600/0000055533333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJadiPgoaOY0iKiI2wI31R1Hxn_xtZ2H17gUSsUrbNbL5kN9JUcc3qsnexRCBzTsVRNnW6XXEEqwJQFaIXeBONRF8p0ThD8ouhqUrGEhYy5V6KWBk4oHesYTgW40pt3Xcf0QykjzWs1qeM/s200/0000055533333.jpg" width="200" /></a>From Mississippi-<br />
<br />
<i>Episcopal Bishop Brian Seage of the Diocese of Mississippi <a href="https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/06/19/mississippi-bishop-joins-calls-for-removal-of-confederate-flag-from-states-flag/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">told Episcopal News Services</a> that he believes the flag “belongs in museums and in archives and in history books.”</i><br />
<br />
<i>“When
we see the Confederate battle flag, yes, it represents history, but it
also represents a painful period for folks — a really painful period for
many of our African American brothers and sisters, of injustice and an
intention to not really see their full humanity," said Seage.</i><br />
<br />
<i>The
Rev. Jason Coker of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Mississippi
expressed his support for removing the Confederate symbol from the state
flag at the press conference.</i><br />
<br />
<i>“Jesus said love God and love your neighbor,” stated Coker, <a href="https://www.wlbt.com/2020/06/11/faith-education-leaders-speak-up-calls-state-flag-change/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">as reported by local media outlet WLBT.</a> “And I think we can do this if it’s an act of love to neighbor.”</i><br />
<br />
More here-<br />
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<a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/seek-repentance-clergy-group-calls-on-mississippi-to-remove-confederate-symbol-from-state-flag.html">https://www.christianpost.com/news/seek-repentance-clergy-group-calls-on-mississippi-to-remove-confederate-symbol-from-state-flag.html </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-26941309769578262932020-06-23T06:54:00.001-04:002020-06-23T06:54:57.651-04:00SC judge rules breakaway Diocese in Episcopal split can keep properties <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3wSnyk6sJbobTPEWOboR5vGyjVqa44p__srBNClL4oGRAWFyMxOKohN7I8qcRTpsi3SYBViZwpVOVNtRa2mebSylMRCQk2dkw6gLa4v90aX-8KLcWfnUjprbBZ2_LLBcq4y60MME1VbS/s1600/000058888888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="466" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3wSnyk6sJbobTPEWOboR5vGyjVqa44p__srBNClL4oGRAWFyMxOKohN7I8qcRTpsi3SYBViZwpVOVNtRa2mebSylMRCQk2dkw6gLa4v90aX-8KLcWfnUjprbBZ2_LLBcq4y60MME1VbS/s200/000058888888.jpg" width="200" /></a>From South Carolina-<br />
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<i>A South Carolina circuit judge ruled Friday congregations that broke
away from the Episcopal Church in 2012 can keep their properties, a
decision likely to setup another legal skirmish in the multi-year
dispute. </i><br />
<br />
<i>First Circuit Judge Edgar W. Dickson granted the motion
by the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina asking for clarification on a
2017 ruling involving the schism between the Diocese and the defendants,
The Episcopal Church and The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. </i><br />
<br />
<i>The <a href="https://adosc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dickson_ruling_20_6_19.pdf" target="_blank">ruling</a>,
which involves 36 properties from the Grand Strand to the Lowcountry
and valued at $500 million, orders the plaintiff parishes be “affirmed
as the title owners in fee simple absolute of their respective parish
real properties.”</i><br />
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More here-<br />
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<a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-judge-rules-breakaway-diocese-in-episcopal-split-can-keep-properties/article_9561ccec-b486-11ea-ba66-4fe6694f887c.html">https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sc-judge-rules-breakaway-diocese-in-episcopal-split-can-keep-properties/article_9561ccec-b486-11ea-ba66-4fe6694f887c.html </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-1659494377469889042020-06-23T06:52:00.001-04:002020-06-23T06:52:13.481-04:00Coronavirus Outbreak Linked To West Virginia Church Grows To Over 40 Cases<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwFxUQqYow1o6SOi6KnbdCo398mnMLFVFjS5gM9zUoPB3UYmx46Sa8RMPnSI5kazf8R1CF4bL5x0FIvhrmrdiYzYWqfOPjTNAY0xRfijNwZF_IGaa7ffpxjziA9qqc63oFXpz0q54y9nh/s1600/00000559944444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwFxUQqYow1o6SOi6KnbdCo398mnMLFVFjS5gM9zUoPB3UYmx46Sa8RMPnSI5kazf8R1CF4bL5x0FIvhrmrdiYzYWqfOPjTNAY0xRfijNwZF_IGaa7ffpxjziA9qqc63oFXpz0q54y9nh/s200/00000559944444.jpg" width="200" /></a>From West Virginia-<br />
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<i>A coronavirus outbreak linked to a church in southern West Virginia has grown to at least 41 cases, officials said Monday.</i><br />
<br />
<i>The caseload connected to the Graystone Baptist Church in
Lewisburg increased after several tests came back positive over the
weekend, Greenbrier County health officials said in a statement.</i><br />
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<i>
</i><i>The state has seen multiple outbreaks this month connected to church
services and tourism travel to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Health
officials are urging residents to wear face masks and follow safety
precautions.</i><br />
<br />
<i>
</i><i>Preston
County has reported at least 26 cases stemming from trips to Myrtle
Beach. Cabell and Kanawha counties have also reported spikes after
residents traveled to the popular beach getaway.</i><br />
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More here-<br />
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<a href="https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/06/22/graystone-baptist-church-case-count-grows/?fbclid=IwAR356ExcWYI923UIRd4wn65fUb62azk5J9CoKR5WJI8-1niYmIAhrXcNSS4">https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/06/22/graystone-baptist-church-case-count-grows/?fbclid=IwAR356ExcWYI923UIRd4wn65fUb62azk5J9CoKR5WJI8-1niYmIAhrXcNSS4 </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-48895529847250656522020-06-22T07:25:00.002-04:002020-06-22T07:25:33.925-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdZvlXMcAuKi9EqOnYKnZ5td8k2JFZsQbjdP33XuJxDvSukvFvv3PJaOC6R_-Xf1Uz6SOBoG1JUH1SdpNb9q_1EgdlYoFYRs4XCgM_D-Q3Yp_tHaXtxawNvSI6pMkRsg1wxHZiPfzr9ws/s1600/0000033999999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="970" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdZvlXMcAuKi9EqOnYKnZ5td8k2JFZsQbjdP33XuJxDvSukvFvv3PJaOC6R_-Xf1Uz6SOBoG1JUH1SdpNb9q_1EgdlYoFYRs4XCgM_D-Q3Yp_tHaXtxawNvSI6pMkRsg1wxHZiPfzr9ws/s200/0000033999999.jpg" width="200" /></a>From Tennessee-<br />
<i><br /></i>
<i><a href="https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2018/03/06/sewanee-seeks-untold-story-of-universitys-ties-to-slavery-segregation-in-reconciliation-project/" target="_blank">According to research from the university</a>,
the men who founded Sewanee: The University of the South for the
Episcopal Church in 1857 did so to maintain slave-holding society.</i><br />
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<i>
</i><i>Practically every church in the South that was erected before the
Civil War has symbols of the Confederacy or complicated histories with
race, said the Rev. Claire Brown, associate rector at St. Paul's
Episcopal Church. During the war, <a href="https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2019/nov/23/both-armies-civil-war-god-churches/508964/" target="_blank">many churches supported the Confederacy and believed God was on their side</a>.</i><br />
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<i>
</i><i>In Brown's own church — the congregation of which was established in
1852 — there still hang portraits of Episcopal bishops who were slave
owners, she said.</i><br />
<br />
<i>
</i><i>"Race as a social category was created to justify that exploitation
and it was within the same breath that people were saying that it was
God-ordained that some groups of people would be inferior to others,"
she said. "And it got twisted pretty much immediately to be unto the
glory of God."</i><br />
<br />
More here-<br />
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<a href="https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/jun/21/chattanoogpastors-grapple-history-church-raci/525838/">https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/jun/21/chattanoogpastors-grapple-history-church-raci/525838/ </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-51077331195751152722020-06-22T07:20:00.002-04:002020-06-22T07:20:24.513-04:00Get to church or synagogue early; houses of worship open in Phase 2 at 25% capacity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpJG7RR-V9967NxXWxrnkdOLfbuOkp3xN4RfcIDynXl65vCTuyMs-wVsoPnesL8WGLfJBl3H5XIdI5lKQUIPCCmwPaPDY8E8bAjtZ_rn2VGE8uhaF_-T-1nsM7cTVW0TTjnv0T3LoUS-C/s1600/000077744444.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1600" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpJG7RR-V9967NxXWxrnkdOLfbuOkp3xN4RfcIDynXl65vCTuyMs-wVsoPnesL8WGLfJBl3H5XIdI5lKQUIPCCmwPaPDY8E8bAjtZ_rn2VGE8uhaF_-T-1nsM7cTVW0TTjnv0T3LoUS-C/s200/000077744444.png" width="200" /></a>From New York-<br />
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<i>The Episcopal Diocese of New York will open its churches on July 1, according to <a href="https://www.dioceseny.org/">dioceseny.org</a>. </i></div>
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<i>After
July 1, state guidelines will determine the number of people allowed to
gather for in-person worship. Masks, hand sanitizer, and social
distancing will be required at houses of worship, according to the
website.</i></div>
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<i>It’s recommended you check your individual house of worship for guidelines.</i></div>
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<a href="https://www.silive.com/coronavirus/2020/06/get-to-church-or-synagogue-early-houses-of-worship-open-in-phase-2-at-25-capacity.html">https://www.silive.com/coronavirus/2020/06/get-to-church-or-synagogue-early-houses-of-worship-open-in-phase-2-at-25-capacity.html </a></div>
Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-62588403352478281952020-06-21T07:12:00.001-04:002020-06-21T07:12:49.133-04:00Fact check: Trump falsely claims 'insurance reasons' prevented him from entering St. John's Church<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyNQZha5LNRJS54p4oQI05OkxAZ7FrN1l5uh86PxHkIyXKumaIYA4d-L0PbaaPZWqJNThE_dIfw_P3bV_DoVYth_Ev4x9OrEgz_cG-QwNVRcarnuNk_DKSS76kcJQOJakeiTbRVE5D0ZB/s1600/000008866666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1240" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyNQZha5LNRJS54p4oQI05OkxAZ7FrN1l5uh86PxHkIyXKumaIYA4d-L0PbaaPZWqJNThE_dIfw_P3bV_DoVYth_Ev4x9OrEgz_cG-QwNVRcarnuNk_DKSS76kcJQOJakeiTbRVE5D0ZB/s200/000008866666.JPG" width="200" /></a>From CNN-<br />
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<i>More than two weeks after his <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/trump-church-visit-religion-burke/index.html" target="_blank">controversial</a>
photo-op outside a Washington, DC, church, President Donald Trump
offered a new explanation last week for why he didn't enter St. John's
Episcopal Church. In an <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/transcript-of-president-trumps-interview-with-the-wall-street-journal-11592501000" target="_blank">interview</a> with the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday Trump said there were "a lot of insurance reasons" for why he couldn't go in.</i><br />
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<i>That isn't true.</i></div>
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<em><strong>Facts First</strong>: "There
were no insurance reasons" why Trump could not have entered St. John's
Church, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of
Washington told CNN on Friday. She said only a small room in the
basement of the church, a nursery, had been damaged in a fire the day
prior, and "the main sanctuary was not harmed at all."</em></div>
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<i>Trump has faced criticism not only because police <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/04/politics/lawsuit-white-house-protesters-trump-church-aclu/index.html" target="_blank">used force</a>
to clear peaceful protesters out of the way before the photo-op but
because he merely brandished the Bible without opening it, offering a
prayer, or going into the building.</i></div>
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<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/20/politics/fact-check-trump-st-johns-church-photo-op-insurance/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/20/politics/fact-check-trump-st-johns-church-photo-op-insurance/index.html </a></div>
Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-50241064125629923262020-06-20T07:21:00.002-04:002020-06-20T07:21:35.385-04:00‘COVID-19 has provided us opportunity to make fresh start’<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKhMV3qwWemb9bKRw5iT2vaT3Hj4Ie6YLz1Wv3SoHvi4e5uPXSXbOxgzC7tYwtoELZJXahOMO_hzA4gazI6Y6fb0fBFyzfMC-f7_sDYVGmX2Z5X-rVWP6DDW6NopaDLoigwF9O0cwoqwZ/s1600/0000088822222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="550" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKhMV3qwWemb9bKRw5iT2vaT3Hj4Ie6YLz1Wv3SoHvi4e5uPXSXbOxgzC7tYwtoELZJXahOMO_hzA4gazI6Y6fb0fBFyzfMC-f7_sDYVGmX2Z5X-rVWP6DDW6NopaDLoigwF9O0cwoqwZ/s200/0000088822222.jpg" width="200" /></a>From Nigeria-<br />
<br />
<i><strong>Archbishop Henry Chukwudum Ndukuba, the 5th Archbishop,
Metropolitan and Primate, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), told
journalists, including NKECHI ONYEDIKA-UGOEZE, that Nigeria’s political
class has fueled corruption, insecurity and crisis in the country.</strong></i><br />
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<i>
</i><i><strong>How do you see you’re taking over the leadership of the
Anglican Communion at a time the country and the world are witnessing a
major health crisis?</strong> </i><br />
<i><br />
THE context in which we took over the leadership of the church was very
challenging, being the time of the outbreak of COVID-19 and the
lockdown, which was later relaxed.</i><br />
<i>
</i><i>Before then, we have had issues of banditry, insecurity, kidnapping
and other security issues. Apart from that, there is also an economic
dimension, but on every side, our nation, Nigeria, and the world are
facing a very difficult time. </i><br />
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More here-<br />
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<a href="https://guardian.ng/interview/covid-19-has-provided-us-opportunity-to-make-fresh-start/">https://guardian.ng/interview/covid-19-has-provided-us-opportunity-to-make-fresh-start/ </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-81353924942515721172020-06-20T07:16:00.000-04:002020-06-20T07:16:10.504-04:00South Carolina judge issues ruling contrary to state Supreme Court decision in church property case<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTpmcZ-7au9txjveTWbJG1ceU8xiBi2UB4ES0Sy7igGPkAwc_2p8Uldg7q7BQzrH72SSzLnKFWYUv_3-y6hq50C5GM0fVC7WM3yLUUdqKHR2uxz2ellk-iJEJybmEb6Y6VlwW2nWWm2lv/s1600/00000229944444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="852" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTpmcZ-7au9txjveTWbJG1ceU8xiBi2UB4ES0Sy7igGPkAwc_2p8Uldg7q7BQzrH72SSzLnKFWYUv_3-y6hq50C5GM0fVC7WM3yLUUdqKHR2uxz2ellk-iJEJybmEb6Y6VlwW2nWWm2lv/s200/00000229944444.jpg" width="200" /></a>From ENS-<br />
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<i>South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Edgar Dickson, tasked in November
2017 by the South Carolina Supreme Court with a remittitur to enforce
the final judgment of the Supreme Court, which ruled in August 2017 that
the diocesan property and 29 parishes should be returned to the parties
affiliated with The Episcopal Church, <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fu7061146.ct.sendgrid.net%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3DTeZUXWpUv-2B6TCY38pVLo9sgEx2-2BVqBFIBynqn5sr0E8hNfzKGa0vkRWJl3jH161ApSYzGI-2BPj9P3o-2B298H6u5tnC791m0ZuVdMeyoQ6e-2BdAj7LDNAhizx7iHEKYga98Zs1xoXzXl1r7P4SKqMSEPQA-3D-3DHjuB_pnMLPN81qqq9lm8IPQRbIUYxaJK73ZS2bPGpt6PjPtzSU4pJhcArtXu-2B6miey3wnVFCy02O7bGyOpRNSbsnZA9qNAgyUiZhXL6OegRF9EYxh8fRz2tmaTutQa2m83-2BF4erwspZW7u-2BcV7LPoFSS6jStPZ6VQbzeRgjPnT-2FD0uZg-2BCgg2p2f9LpU5w7CAOoRd7HUQYc6wKs9KSWYoEaBdn77S91LVLzjy9XzBy5dNBr28gybaDO3cLw23pH0zEcyKOsBtMS01VVXlF0d8VNx4V3OYEePypqET5ukJwYqoLZiBZ-2FTWdGkPymcrR8E2pt5Y6WnE2VdX93wlR-2FFdEvgmZcwB4vpmKTxXI7M28C4m64I-3D&data=01%7C01%7Cdpaulsen%40episcopalchurch.org%7C47ee24846e98465f686908d814924395%7Ca61a1be800f1406689423558df189805%7C0&sdata=Kt2uBFOInt7VDDdpbQVOVaDqcPExhp5wcg9ALq%2FyIPI%3D&reserved=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">issued an order on June 19</a> that seems to be contrary to the Supreme Court’s decision.</i><br />
<br />
<i>In his order, he ruled that the properties instead belong to each
congregation, using the application of the neutral principles of law.
His order indicates that the historic Episcopal Diocese of South
Carolina has no interest in the properties of the breakaway
congregations that left the historic diocese and The Episcopal Church.</i><br />
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<i>
</i><i>While the August 2017 final judgement of the South Carolina Supreme
Court was based on a finding that these specific diocesan properties had
acceded to the 1979 Dennis Canon, Dickson found no explicit accession
existed. As noted in the order, the 1979 Dennis Canon states the
following:</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/06/19/south-carolina-judge-issues-ruling-contrary-to-state-supreme-court-decision-in-church-propertycase/">https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/06/19/south-carolina-judge-issues-ruling-contrary-to-state-supreme-court-decision-in-church-propertycase/ </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-17959868817792985962020-06-19T08:32:00.002-04:002020-06-19T08:32:56.993-04:00For less than the price of an average house in St Thomas, you can buy a house of God<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From Canada-<br />
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<i>For less than the price of an average house in St Thomas, you can buy an historic house of God.</i><br />
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<i> </i><i>Built
in 1877, Trinity Anglican Church is one of the city's oldest
congregations and on Thursday the 143-year-old house of God will go up
for sale on the province's Multiple Listings Service. </i><br />
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<i> </i><i>Faced
with mounting bills and a declining membership, Trinity Anglican Church
made a decision to sell 18 month ago, once it secured a merger with St.
John's Anglican Church on Flora Street, to become the St Thomas Anglican
Church. </i><br />
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<br />
<i>The merger and the forthcoming sale is part of a larger trend,
as churches test their ability to hang on amid changing demographics,
rising real estate prices and developers looking to pay top dollar for
prime land.</i><br />
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<i> </i><i>Given the mutual benefits, it makes the prospect of selling too tempting an option to turn down for some churches. </i><br />
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More here-<br />
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<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-st-thomas-ontario-real-estate-church-for-sale-1.5617794">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-st-thomas-ontario-real-estate-church-for-sale-1.5617794</a><br />
<br />Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-2218745447810480742020-06-19T08:24:00.002-04:002020-06-19T08:24:55.458-04:00Financially Hit by COVID-19, Washington National Cathedral Lays Off Staff<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8oIsdUyQNeXxUj12EOGK0143L3yO9kwTRawudidM8ZShHBOPAPV3Zs01bQdNZtPo0yKk449tk5QiZx25EADSMtTJs5LQz-dCwgXoEbhR4es07MbDllnzFbci2OtNYsD03MFYOsneOlb9/s1600/000008855555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="770" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8oIsdUyQNeXxUj12EOGK0143L3yO9kwTRawudidM8ZShHBOPAPV3Zs01bQdNZtPo0yKk449tk5QiZx25EADSMtTJs5LQz-dCwgXoEbhR4es07MbDllnzFbci2OtNYsD03MFYOsneOlb9/s200/000008855555.jpg" width="200" /></a>From RNS-<br />
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<i>The Washington National Cathedral announced a 15% reduction in
full-time staff on Tuesday (June 16) due to the financial impact of
coronavirus. Starting July 1, the cathedral — located in Washington,
D.C. — will eliminate 13 full-time positions and 13 part-time ones and
will furlough another 12 full-time positions.</i><br />
<br />
<i>The cathedral’s
doors have been closed since March 12, preventing tourists and
worshippers from visiting during what is usually the 113-year-old
neo-Gothic landmark’s busiest time of year. In an email to <a href="https://www.christianheadlines.com/">Religion News</a>
Service, Chief Communications Officer Kevin Eckstrom said that while
donor support has remained strong despite holding only online services,
the cathedral has been unable to rent its buildings and grounds for
events, which normally helps underwrite operations.</i><br />
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<i>Supporters of
the cathedral, an Episcopal parish as well as the seat of the church’s
bishop of Washington, can still contribute to Sunday morning offerings
virtually, and the cathedral has expanded the ways people can give, but
these contributions haven’t been able to compensate for the lack of funding available during the cathedral’s closure.</i><br />
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More here-<br />
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<a href="https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/financially-hit-by-covid-19-washington-national-cathedral-lays-off-staff.html">https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/financially-hit-by-covid-19-washington-national-cathedral-lays-off-staff.html </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-44197880018099554922020-06-19T08:18:00.001-04:002020-06-19T08:18:30.480-04:00Zoom tribunal for US Bishop of Albany<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBudY_GGE1Yzqk1_lj8KXpav0msEX3rty1hfcRqMAGtAI3_joCuQlA7_2O19ZHY7Z073O2QfFu61-BI8l2CbiPeMRPJqDrvuPG1DQc3SA-SDiIbopP59djaJvLvYUV26cj1YkDZ1WvXxyd/s1600/000033399999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBudY_GGE1Yzqk1_lj8KXpav0msEX3rty1hfcRqMAGtAI3_joCuQlA7_2O19ZHY7Z073O2QfFu61-BI8l2CbiPeMRPJqDrvuPG1DQc3SA-SDiIbopP59djaJvLvYUV26cj1YkDZ1WvXxyd/s200/000033399999.jpg" width="200" /></a>From The Church Times-<br />
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<i>A BISHOP in the <a href="https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/topics/episcopal-church-in-the-united-states">Episcopal Church in the United States</a> faced a disciplinary panel over Zoom last Friday for his refusal to allow clergy in his diocese to officiate at <a href="https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/topics/same-sex-marriage">same-sex marriages</a>. The hearing had been due to take place on 21 April (<a href="https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2019/4-october/news/world/panel-to-rule-on-discipline-of-bishop-of-albany">News, 4 October 2019</a>).</i><br />
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</i><i>The ministry of the Bishop of Albany, the Rt Revd William Love, was
restricted in January 2019 after he wrote an open letter to his flock
challenging the authority and legality of a recent General Convention
resolution (<a href="https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2019/18-january/news/world/us-bishop-restricted-for-refusing-to-allow-clerics-in-his-diocese-to-officiate-at-same-sex-marriages">News, 18 January 2019</a>).
The resolution requires that all bishops permit churches in their
dioceses to solemnise same-sex marriages where it is legal under civil
law.</i><br />
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<i>
</i><i>Parishioners at St Andrew’s, Albany, burned copies of the Bishop’s letter on the church steps in outrage.</i><br />
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</i><i>The Episcopal Church argues that the letter amounts to breaking
ordination vows to “conform to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of
The Episcopal Church”.</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/19-june/news/world/zoom-tribunal-for-us-bishop-of-albany">https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/19-june/news/world/zoom-tribunal-for-us-bishop-of-albany </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-57990908211292054072020-06-18T07:22:00.001-04:002020-06-18T07:22:26.594-04:00 ‘I Absolutely Have No Excuse to Give Up' <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xUc230009HoDALRfT_a-dWbDkwEuqxpgINAt8uh07NYJEGTNv9gO4hMt9DDiXgNAUNRRSOl7JA5X3TFRhyphenhyphenQCIacH1-9Q5R1lhMF9pz4yy1pq8xVXcBPSXrd6EXZ-peuqAtGaqoyJceav/s1600/00000884499%25601111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="582" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xUc230009HoDALRfT_a-dWbDkwEuqxpgINAt8uh07NYJEGTNv9gO4hMt9DDiXgNAUNRRSOl7JA5X3TFRhyphenhyphenQCIacH1-9Q5R1lhMF9pz4yy1pq8xVXcBPSXrd6EXZ-peuqAtGaqoyJceav/s200/00000884499%25601111.jpg" width="200" /></a>From Sojourners-<br />
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<em>The Very Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Ph.D. is Dean of Episcopal
Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and Canon Theologian at
Washington National Cathedral .<a href="https://sojo.net/magazine/july-2020/christian-call-case-slavery-reparations-kelly-brown-douglas" target="_blank">“The Legacy of the White Lion,”</a> an article by Douglas on reparations and the church, appears in the July issue of Sojourners
magazine. Douglas spoke with editorial assistant, Hannah Conklin, about
her vocational journey, the task of faith communities today, and the
inspiration she finds in her family tree. </em><br />
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<i> </i><em>The following interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. </em><br />
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<i> </i><i><strong>Hannah
Conklin, Sojourners: As a priest, educator, and theologian, you find
yourself at the unique vocational intersection of ministry and
scholarship. How did your journey begin? </strong></i><br />
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<i><strong>Kelly Brown Douglas: </strong>When I
was about 7 years old, I remember riding with my parents through the
inner city of my hometown of Dayton, Ohio. It was a cold, rainy evening.
I looked out the window and noticed a little girl and boy crossing the
street. They were about my age, and Black like me. I presumed them to be
sister and brother. They were a bit disheveled and not properly dressed
for the bad weather. And, from my young-girl perspective, they looked
poor and hungry. Tears filled my eyes as I imagined for them a life of
struggle. In the midst of those tears, I made a silent vow that one day I
would come back and rescue those two children from the blight of
Dayton’s inner city.</i></div>
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Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-19250062695999946922020-06-18T07:16:00.002-04:002020-06-18T07:16:30.989-04:00Episcopal Church holds hearing for bishop who refused to allow gay marriages in diocese<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4I-N4q5lkk6btFw7zFxY39AFyT2OPWnNg-SQPZwt0G9r9BHObJ5403hjtqSKuelzY1PCo8QBd3e9JmyBPjQ2cy32LcEcZeQoPg5nZFYCqUWWpuwuYfTFzv52F5j8NNo2_A9w9G-FVgNO/s1600/0000007722222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4I-N4q5lkk6btFw7zFxY39AFyT2OPWnNg-SQPZwt0G9r9BHObJ5403hjtqSKuelzY1PCo8QBd3e9JmyBPjQ2cy32LcEcZeQoPg5nZFYCqUWWpuwuYfTFzv52F5j8NNo2_A9w9G-FVgNO/s200/0000007722222.jpg" width="200" /></a>From Christian Post-<br />
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<i>The Episcopal Church held a hearing in the case of a bishop who
refused to allow for the blessing of same-sex marriages in his diocese.</i><br />
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<i>Bishop
William Love of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany was punished last year
with a restriction on his ministerial duties after refusing to allow gay
marriages in his diocese.</i><br />
<br />
<i>His case was brought before a Title IV
Hearing Panel, which focuses on issues of ecclesiastical discipline
whenever a clergyman is accused of misconduct.</i><br />
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<i>Originally scheduled for <a href="https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/06/12/in-disciplinary-hearing-albany-bishop-william-love-defends-prohibition-of-same-sex-marriage-in-his-diocese/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">April 21</a> before the shutdowns over coronavirus concerns, the hearing was held via Zoom teleconference on June 12 and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/titleiv.hearingpanel/videos/113512360396672/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">posted on social media.</a></i><br />
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<i>The
teleconference hearing did not address the theological validity of
Love’s views, but rather focused on whether the bishop’s actions
violated Episcopal Church law.</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopal-church-holds-hearing-for-bishop-who-refused-to-allow-gay-marriages-in-diocese.html">https://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopal-church-holds-hearing-for-bishop-who-refused-to-allow-gay-marriages-in-diocese.html </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3781727046490408959.post-16268755739700708952020-06-18T07:13:00.001-04:002020-06-18T07:13:58.512-04:00West Virginia sees coronavirus outbreaks in churches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKdr3-IuMFcfrLpy14aX2lMjZmEnAGTsuSoi9boNosEzRrmNLkDpXoiYpRbHCtppU7RYhaIg_5hClC0-HHVgAFtXKdigxOyiK9wxsPuqlKkTHCUidTjqesDIF38MgX37O8V5A8HWcnpdP/s1600/000033888888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="650" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKdr3-IuMFcfrLpy14aX2lMjZmEnAGTsuSoi9boNosEzRrmNLkDpXoiYpRbHCtppU7RYhaIg_5hClC0-HHVgAFtXKdigxOyiK9wxsPuqlKkTHCUidTjqesDIF38MgX37O8V5A8HWcnpdP/s200/000033888888.jpg" width="200" /></a>From West Virginia-<br />
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<i>Less than a month after President Trump <a class="link rapid-noclick-resp" data-ylk="slk:urged churches to reopen" href="https://apnews.com/8a34b6599602dbd751f2c1fcb93387fe" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">urged churches to reopen</a>,
West Virginia has reported a significant number of coronavirus
outbreaks linked to houses of worship. According to the state’s public
health office, a total of five churches have seen outbreaks.</i><br />
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<i>Those
churches are scattered across the rugged, mountainous state. The
affected churches are in Jefferson County on the border with Maryland;
Boone County, in the state’s southwestern coalfields, not far from the
Kentucky border; Hampshire County, also near the Maryland border; and
Marshall County, in a narrow swath of the state squeezed between Ohio
and Pennsylvania known as the <a class="link rapid-noclick-resp" data-ylk="slk:Northern Panhandle" href="https://wvexplorer.com/communities/regions/northern-panhandle-region/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Northern Panhandle</a>.</i><br />
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<i>The
state’s Department of Health and Human Resources announced the
five-church outbreak in a Saturday press release about a house of
worship in Greenbrier County, where it said “at least 17 cases have been
identified.” It did not name the Greenbrier church, or the churches in
the other four counties, to “protect the possibility of identifying
individuals.”</i><br />
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<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/west-virginia-sees-coronavirus-outbreaks-in-churches-200854506.html">https://news.yahoo.com/west-virginia-sees-coronavirus-outbreaks-in-churches-200854506.html </a>Jim Simonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06889838893337097340noreply@blogger.com0