Saturday, August 29, 2009

Bishop of Rochester: Church of England must do more to counter twin threats of secularism and radical Islam

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From The London Telegraph- The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, who ends his time as Bishop of Rochester next week, said the established religion m...

Gay US bishop attacks treatment of gay and lesbian clergy by Church of England

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From the London Guardian- The first openly gay bishop in the Anglican communion has launched an outspoken attack on the Church of England an...

Episcopal Head Clarifies 'Heresy' Comments

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From Christian Post- Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori released a statement Thursday defending an address she made last m...

Another Dallas Episcopal priest suspended

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From The Dallas News- Dallas Episcopal Bishop James Stanton's list of problem priests isn't limited to the Rev. William Warnky (righ...
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Friday, August 28, 2009

Tony Blair: Cherie inspired me to become a Catholic

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From The London Telegraph- Converting from the Anglican Church to Catholicism two years ago was like "coming home", he said. ...

The Fictional World of Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson

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From Catholic Online- New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson told a large audience at St. Mark's Cathedral, Salt Lake City, Utah, recently t...

Church festival draws criticism

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From the BBC- Among those addressing the Greenbelt festival this year is the Bishop of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson, a gay man whose ordinat...

Presiding Bishop Defends ‘Heresy’ Address

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From The Living Church- Asserting that the task of Christians is “to be in relationship with God and with our neighbors,” Presiding Bishop K...

Latest Episcopal church's last rites in Englewood

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From The Denver Post- After a farewell service on Sunday, St. George's Episcopal Church will close its doors just short of its 100th ann...

Football’s ‘horrible’ night

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From The Church Times- (another reason to be a baseball fan) THE CHAPLAIN of West Ham United, the Ven. Elwin Cockett, Archdeacon of West Ham...
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Rector Helps Community Mourn Loss of Special Civil Servant

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From The Diocese of Pittsburgh- (Shameless self promotion-on my part.) It’s not everyday that an Episcopal priest leads a funeral procession...
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TEXAS: Grants enable Austin clinic to serve 4,000 more needy patients

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From Episcopal Life Online- El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission in southwest Austin, Texas, has received grants from St. Luke's Episcop...

Dallas priest suspended over stock-fraud case

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From the Dallas Morning News- Dallas Episcopal Bishop James Stanton (right) confirmed today that he has suspended a priest-stockbroker who, ...

Penn. pharmacy owned by party-loving priest Gregory Malia faces fraud investigation

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From the New York Daily News- Fraud investigators raided the Pennsylvania pharmacy owned by a party-loving priest who made a name for himsel...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Lutherans Cautious on Split after Gay Vote

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From "Crosswalk"- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America had debated lifting its ban on non-celibate gay clergy for years, wit...

Two Nominees by Petition in Minnesota Bishop Election

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Form The Living Church- Two priests in the Diocese of Minnesota have agreed to stand for possible nomination by petition as their diocese se...

Court to rule on status of Georgia church

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From Religious Intelligence- The fate of the ‘mother church’ of the Diocese of Georgia in the USA is in the hands of a Savannah court after ...

Conservative Lutherans urged to give with discretion

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More on the Lutherans- The director of a coalition of conservative-leaning congregations in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA...

State agents search pharmacy in Pittston Business run by former Episcopal Church priest

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From Bethlehem PA Agents with the state Office of Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Division searched a specialty pharmacy on Tuesday run b...
Tuesday, August 25, 2009

God but no cigarettes at Gatwick

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From The London Guardian- Nobody goes to Gatwick Airport looking for spiritual nourishment. And they certainly wouldn't expect to find G...

Women's ordination: not all consequences were positive

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From Episcopal Life Online- It is interesting to me, as a theologically educated lay woman and a former lay woman church worker, that the ob...

Good stuff in TEC: Utah

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Soup kitchen gets new home After operating out of a parking lot through the hottest part of the St. George summer, volunteers with the Commu...

Does Evangelical Lutheran vote on gay clergy, affect you?

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From USA Today- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's vote to accept actively gay ministers, approved at their governing meeting ...
Monday, August 24, 2009

Lutherans should avoid Episcopalians’ schism over homosexuality

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From "Every Day Christian"- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) made front page news over the weekend sanctioning, b...
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Anaheim Statement Continues to Gain Supporters

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From The Living Church- The Anaheim Statement endorsed by 34 bishops at the close of the 76th General Convention in Anaheim, Calif., has add...

More than 200 mourn loss of Ando, Ligonier Township's former K-9

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From The Tribune review- A German shepherd named Lord was there, sitting silently next to his trainer/partner, Officer Frank Marks of the Be...

City requirements hold up offer to restore and move old church in San Pedro

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From the LA Times- Donald Scott spent much of his youth attending services at old St. Peter's Episcopal Church, which now sits in the Ha...
Sunday, August 23, 2009

Triple play seals win for Phillies

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15th time in the history of major league baseball. Second time it ended a game. Maybe a walk-off triple play? - (Old picture. I'll try ...

Apostrophe warrior Stefan Gatward's mission to correct our wayward grammar

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From the "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" Department London Division- He has been called a vandal, a graffiti artist and a pedan...
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Local Episcopalians petition to put Waubun priest on bishop ballot

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From Minnesota- A small Episcopal church – so tiny it had to merge with a Presbyterian church to survive – has offered one of its own priest...