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    Picket Akinola Sunday, Sept. 23, outside Chicago « Akinola, Repudiate Anti-Gay Violence

    Picket Akinola Sunday, Sept. 23, outside Chicago « Akinola, Repudiate Anti-Gay Violence Akinola seeks to split the worldwide Anglican Communion, the world’s second-largest Christian church with 70 million members, replacing the historic leadership of the Archbishop of Canterbury with himself as head of a new “Global South Communion.”Akinola will appear at the chapel of fundamentalist Wheaton College at 10:30 a.m. The chapel is located at the corner of Washington and Franklin Streets in Wheaton, Illinois, about 30 miles west of downtown Chicago. The demonstration will be peaceful and will not disrupt the church service. It is aimed not only at…

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    AFP: Zimbabwe Anglican church to sever ties with gays: official

    Remember: Harare is the seat of the “Bad Bishop of Harare” that I’ve blogged about before. As stories in African web publications can disappear behind archive screens, or be withdrawn if someone important enough repudiates them, I’ve quoted the whole thing. Meanwhile, the Central African  synod  ousted a  progressive bishop who called for moderation on the gay clergy issue at their meeting in Malawi. The scandalous “not fit to live” remarks by Bishop Orama of Uyo, Nigeria have been removed from the UPI website, but the “Akinola Repent” blog thoughtfully saved the article as a PDF. AFP: Zimbabwe Anglican church…

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    Egg Burrito In A Bag, With Olive

    Right, so this was the result. The bags came out of the saucepans full of boiling water, and were distributed via a pair of tongs and some scissors, because the bags tended to melt at the top if they came into contact with the hot edge of the pans. Melissa’s and Gloria’s bags were completely fused at the top and my mother-in-law was struggling to separate them until the scissors were brought to the table. She noted as how it would be more convenient if they had sat next to each other… but soon enough the Siamese twin bag omelets…