Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of Cape Town, South Africa (a personal Anglican hero of mine) writes to his successor, on the current unpleasantness: The Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s plea came in a letter to the present Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, in which [Tutu] also called on all Anglican bishops to be “more welcoming and inclusive of one another.” Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town Desmond Tutu has appealed to Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to invite all bishops to the 2008 Lambeth Conference, “even those irregularly consecrated or actively gay.” …”Our Communion has always been characterized by its comprehensiveness,…
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Storms rip across Chicago area — chicagotribune.com There’s damage everywhere, and there’s still no letup in the rain.Hours after a fast-moving storm packing winds over 70 m.p.h. turned skies from day to night across the Chicago area Thursday — damaging buildings, splitting trees, causing flooding, and bringing planes and trains to a halt — the rain continued to fall. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect for Cook County until midnight, and a flash flood watch was in effect for the area through late Friday night. Occasional showers and thunderstorms will continue tonight, with heavy rainfall and damaging winds possible.…
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Yes, well, we were stopped. It was actually more interesting about a mile back, where floodwater was nearly up to the bottom of the undercarriage. However, I was busy driving at the time and watching waves break high enough to clear the hood of the car. Close to work, a large tree with a trunk a foot and a half thick was snapped clean in two, probably by the extremely evil black microburst-like storm that barrelled through at about 315pm, which resulted in our being evacuated to the basement. I think this bridge might be one of several over Salt…
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Why, yes, this is a Verizon Wireless cameraphone, why do you ask? Actually, I was just trying to capture the image of the fast-moving SECOND evil black stormcloud of the day, which looked like it might be about to drop a tail over the Northwest suburbs. Via: Flickr Title: 08-23-07_1711.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 23 Aug ’07, 5.13pm CDT PST