According to a comment from Fr. Jake’s place, Bishop of New Hampshire V. Gene Robinson has been advised that he will not have the Archbishop’s permission to preach or celebrate the Eucharist while in England during the Lambeth conference – the conference he was pointedly not invited to attend. This was at a service at a London-area church attended by one of Jake’s commenters. If true, I’ve lost much respect for the ABC. HaloScan.com – Comments
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Episcopal Life Online – WORLD REPORT Famous landmark church St-Martins-in-the-Fields has been restored, and is on a mission restoring lives and offering welcome to all. On my first visit to England, we stayed nearby, and so in a weird way I consider it one of my “home parishes.”
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Anglican Journal: Venables predicts end of Anglican Communion Right, right. The schismatic faction is open to the idea of divorce and closed to the idea of inclusivity. Yet the Founder opposed divorce and said nothing about excluding anybody.
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Churches in Western Washington, in towns like Olympia and Tumwater, have been taking turns hosting a homeless camp called Camp Quixote over the last year or so. Basically, the homeless are housed in church parking lots in an organized fashion, with access to the church buildings at times for rest rooms, kitchen and washing facilities. After a few months, they move on to the next location. It’s a great way for churches to cooperate with each other – there’s an Episcopal church, a Unitarian Universalist community, and other denominations. But the nearby town of Lacey, WA decided that they would…
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Say what you like about the religion, it’s not natural for women’s faces to be this lean. Even for nursing mothers, these women look like they’re not getting enough to eat. The one in the middle is becoming famous on Flickr for that monobrow, by the way. Their body language is weirdly out of synch with modern life, too. It’s as if they’ve adopted some kind of backwards-engineered emulation of the way women hold their bodies in old, old photographs from the pioneer days. They also remind me of the faces of hardscrabble farmers’ wives from the 30’s Dustbowl photographs…
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One thing to remember: the FLDS compounds are as self-sufficient as possible. Medical care is handled “inhouse.” State mandated reporter laws for suspected abuse cases and records keeping: forget about it. More Clarity About Abuse, Intermarriage, Child Breeders, and the Fundamentalist Church of Later Day Saints | PEEK | AlterNet
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From the Obama Campaign Flickr Stream – it looks like there was a friendly little B-Ball game between Obama and some Marines in Indiana. One of the comments on its Flickr page reads: “That’s the next President of the United States you’re about to foul!” Via: Flickr Title: 25April2008_BBall5 By: Barack Obama Originally uploaded: 26 Apr ’08, 10.48am CDT PST
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This is in advance of the official announcement of the election results (which I assume is in the MDC’s favor). Ironically, it took place at a swiftly called press conference at South Africa’s main airport, as President-elect Tsvangirai has been in Botswana waiting for results. BBC NEWS | Africa | Opposition reunites in Zimbabwe Zimbabwes divided opposition says it has reunited, declaring a majority in the countrys parliament. The announcement was made by Movement for Democratic Change MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his former rival Arthur Mutambara.
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Archbishop of York Dr. John Sentamu, collarless, in front of Yorkminster. BBC NEWS | UK | Archbishop leads Zimbabwe protest The Archbishop of York has urged members of Zimbabwe’s security forces not to prop up Robert Mugabe’s regime. Dr John Sentamu, one of the most senior members of the Anglican church, is leading a day of fasting and prayer in support of the people of Zimbabwe. He urged the army and police not to “terrorise the ordinary citizens”. In December, Dr Sentamu cut up his clerical collar on television and said he would not replace it until President Mugabe was…
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Ecumenical “new monastic” community: Welcome to the home of the Northumbria Community online