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I started browsing old headlines for 1998 at Anglicans Online, because I wondered why the bishop of Chicago didn't sign a letter of apology to gay Episcopalians after the Lambeth 1998 bishops' conference passed the notorious "incompatible with scripture" statement on homosexuality. I found out that we didn't have a bishop at the time – +Frank went on to be Presiding Bishop, and +Bill wasn't elected until November of that year. I barely paid attention to the news items from Lambeth then – I wasn't really part of a parish yet, having just moved to Illinois the year before –…

Kris Longknife: Mutineer, by Mike Shepherd =:) =:) =:) That third smiling alien is flickering a bit, in my estimation. I’m not quite done reading this book, but I’ve read enough to form a reasonably informed opinion. I’ve read all or most of the Honor Harrington books (such as The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington (Paperback)) ) by David Weber, and although I got bored with them because the formula had worn a little thin for me, I liked the idea of reading SF books about galactic warrior women. This one struck me favorably; as the first in the series,…

daily episcopalian: Dear Archbishop, Please stay home The post at DE is an email now making the rounds, from the Bishop of Maryland to the Archbishop of West Africa, disinviting him from a planned visit over Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Far from being the happy and uplifting news of someone standing up and courageously confronting a bully, it is a sad and heartbreaking "final notice" of the end of a personal and spiritual friendship that obviously goes back many years. It was sent because ++Akrofi was one of the seven primates who refused to attend Eucharist with all the…

And yes, I’m sore and tired. We were only out for about 60-90 minutes. I could have kept going, but was starting a blister on my heel. Via: Flickr Title: A couple of not very quick tips By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 17 Feb ’07, 1.26pm CST PST I’ve had these skis for at least 10 years, and this is the first time in several seasons that we’ve had the right amount of snow on a weekend day for an outing.

daily episcopalian: The NY Times nails it, and other news "By Friday, conservative Anglicans said they were starting to despair that the meeting here would produce neither of their goals: a condemnation and marginalizing of the Episcopal Church, or a new church structure for American conservatives who want to leave the Episcopal Church but remain within the Anglican Communion. 'Conservatives are very disappointed,' said Timothy Shah, senior fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, in Washington. 'They have the feeling that the policy of the archbishop of Canterbury and the leadership of the Episcopal Church is one…

This won’t make sense unless you’re an Episcopalian and aware of what we call “the current unpleasantness.” The Primates’ Meeting of the worldwide Anglican Communion is taking place in Tanzania, and the big issue is as always the American Episcopal Church’s progressive and inclusive attitude towards gays and gay clergy. Davis Mac-Iyalla is a gay activist from Nigeria, home of the ultra-conservative Archbishop Peter Akinola. Nigeria is looking to pass some laws that would make it a crime for gays to meet in public, even for socializing. The ultra-conservatives use gay issues to turn up the heat under a constantly…

Churches sing the gospel according to U2 | Chicago Tribune On Sunday night the front pews of the Lutheran church will be moved to make room for dancing. On the right will stand a band whose lead singer strikingly resembles Bono of U2. And when the opening hymn begins, worshipers will shout the lyrics to the rock song "Pride": "In the name of love! What more in the name of love?" In a phenomenon that is sweeping churches across the country, Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream is celebrating a U2 Eucharist, also known as a U2charist, in…

Via: Flickr Title: Basket o cat By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 11 Feb ’07, 10.45am CST PST Basket o cat