Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
Rowan Williams is at it again: The Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned evangelist "bullies" who attempt to convert people of other faiths to Christianity. Dr Rowan Williams said it was right to be suspicious of proselytism that involves "bullying, insensitive approaches" to other faiths. In a speech at Guildford cathedral, Dr Williams criticised those who …
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One of the most moving testimonies I've seen. http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnplayer/cbnPlayer.swf?s=/vod/SUS142_IanMcCormack_022610_WS And, yes, his "praying mother" (to use a good Pentecostal term) was in fact an Anglican.
It seems that the prospect of women in ministry--and especially women as diocesan bishops--is always linked to a discussion of the nature of authority in churches. That was certainly the case in my own 2007 piece on the subject, Authority and Evangelical Churches, and now the CoE's "Ugley Vicar" takes on the issue in his …
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Back in March 2007 I noted the following: The best practical argument for disestablishment, however, is that it would give more freedom to the church to set its own agenda. We’ve already noted that there has been talk about Parliament forcing the CofE to admit women bishops. In the gay-crazy mood the UK is in …
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And in this case I'm not referring to the attorneys: Sharks gathered off Reef Road Thursday morning, but were not moving into public swimming areas. Mark Hassell, town lifeguard supervisor, reported Thursday that no sharks were seen congregating at Midtown Beach or Phipps Ocean Park. Both public beaches remained open. Midtown Beach was closed for …
It's the only word that really "captures the moment" about this event: Washington Episcopal Bishop John B. Chane announced Saturday he will retire in the fall of 2011, saying it was "time to elect a younger person to lead what I consider to be the best and one of the most influential dioceses in the …
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From the 1928 BCP, it's the Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard: For the Kingdom of Heaven is like an employer who went out in the early morning to hire labourers for his vineyards. He agreed with the labourers to pay them two shillings a day, and sent them into his vineyard. On going …
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I see that The Times' Ruth Gledhill is on the trail of this issue: The charity is in the process of doing research into why men don't come to church, and their questionnaire makes, for this woman anway, pretty reading. Read on for some of the reasons they suggest why real men might not like …
On the first day of this decade, one Muslim extremist broke into the apartment of Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose “Muhammad-in-a-bomb” cartoon’s publication in Jyllands-Posten ignited another round of rage in the Islamic world. Westergaard joins Salman Rushdie, Geert Wilders and others who are forced to live underground because they have drawn the ire …
In the midst of all of the conservative dancing in the streets about Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts, the tragedy unfolding in Haïti continues to require both prayer and assistance. It isn't without controversy either; we're still batting about Pat Robertson's remarks about a pact with the Devil and its consequences. There's no doubt that's …
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