The crisis goes on in Zimbabwe, and voices continue to speak out. This time, it’s the Presiding Bishop’s voice. epiScope: Presiding Bishop speaks out on the crisis in Zimbabwe The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop and Primate The Episcopal Church Together with millions of people around the world, my heart has been drawn in recent months to the political and humanitarian crisis unfolding in Zimbabwe. The tragedy of that nation’s descent into internal chaos is magnified by the high sense of purpose and prosperity that a newly independent Zimbabwe brought to Africa and the world nearly three decades…
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Catholic bishops told to withhold parish information from Mormons – Salt Lake Tribune The Vatican letter calls LDS baptisms for the dead a “detrimental practice” and directs each Catholic diocesan bishop “not to cooperate with the erroneous practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” CNS reported. It annoys me that in 150 years, someone will baptise me according to the LDS doctrine of baptism for the dead, and there’s not a damn thing I can do about it, other than mark the heavenly post “refused due to erroneous practice.”
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Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Ye gads gas By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 4 May ’08, 2.07pm CDT PST Ginny I can has iPhone?
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Buttars wins GOP nomination – Salt Lake Tribune Utah State Senator Chris Buttars just barely makes it past the GOP nominating convention – avoiding a runoff primary by one (spoiled) ballot. Ew.
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The Vesuvius Club: A Bit of Fluff (Lucifer Box Novels) Last night after a nice dinner at Bahama Breeze, my husband David and I decided to stop off at the nearby bookstore for a relaxing browse. After trolling the shelves, I ended up with two books, this one and a murder mystery set in the Upper Midwest. I’ve already finished this book, and I’ve started the second book – and glad of it. The book was published in 2004, to critical acclaim, and there are two more books in the series. Mark Gatiss, the author, has an impressive body of…
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It’s always fun recognizing someone you “know” in a news item: Blogger exposes life on the Underground – Yahoo News LONDON Reuters – Annie Moles blog about the London Underground rail system began as a New Years resolution to teach herself how to make an Internet Web site and has blossomed into a popular slice of commuter life. She’s been blogging just a bit longer than I have, but she’s made a much more brilliant success of it; Annie Mole’s Going Underground covers pretty much one topic, and covers it extremely well. Actually, it covers going out and having fun…
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Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Science geeks for Jesus! By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 1 May ’08, 6.35pm CDT PST Ginny I can has iPhone?
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According to this post, Talk To Action | Reclaiming Citizenship, History, and Faith, Hillary Clinton is uncomfortably cozy with some rather surprising spiritual warriors.
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And yes, Sir Ian will reprise his role as Gandalf in the upcoming Hobbit movies, God willing.
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This makes me sick to the stomach and sad, but The Lead was kind enough to link here in their post. The Lead The Archbishop of Canterbury has denied the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, Bishop of New Hampshire permission to preach or preside at the Eucharist during his visits to England this year No word on whether the appearance with Sir Ian McKellen is still planned, or if it already happened, as it wasn’t dated when I blogged about it before.