TEC House of Bishops' recent rejection of the Anglican Primates' request for a "primitial vicar" to help those parishes which could not stomach the church's left-wing agenda is an illustration of how it's easier to tell others to be internationalists than to be one yourself. Liberals--and not just Episcopal ones either--have been telling the rest …
Sell All or Shut Up
“And a man came up to Jesus, and said: “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain Immortal life?” “Why ask me about goodness?” answered Jesus. “There is but One who is good. If you want to enter the Life, keep the commandments.” “What commandments?” asked the man. “These,” answered Jesus:--“‘Thou shalt not kill. …
The Book of Mormon Does Not Teach Mormonism
As Election 2008 continues unabated, the issue of Mitt Romney's religion continues to surface, both on the right (where Evangelicals don't like the idea of a Mormon President) and the left (who don't like the idea of religious people period.) We expect to see considerable discussion about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day …
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At the Inlet: July, Part 4 (A trip to the beach)
Table of Contents and Overview for At the Inlet | Information and ordering instructions for all of our fiction Julian wasted no time ploughing into her catechisation; he started during dinner the following evening. There was method in his madness though: the catechism began with the subject of Terry’s sponsors in baptism, so they spent …
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When “Doing Right” Isn’t: A Follow Up
In the course of the back and forth over the "failure" (technically at least, but there's dispute over that) of Mark Lawrence to obtain the necessary consents for his election as Bishop of South Carolina, I brought up SC's last legal miscalculation: attempting to block All Saints Pawley's Island's departure, which I originally commented on …
The Best Argument for Disestablishment
Ruth Gledhill's piece about former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey calling for the disestablishment of the Church of England is an intriguing one, if a little disorienting for Americans. (Not this one, as you can see for yourself!) The best practical argument for disestablishment, however, is that it would give more freedom to the church …
More Than Dreams: Khalil
This is the thirk installment in the video series More Than Dreams. This week's story is that of Khalil, from Egypt. Click here for the trailer for the series.
The Last People In Uniform?
The flap over General Pace's remarks about homosexuals in the military makes us think of our own closing remarks in our 2004 piece Gay Marriage? What Marriage? Such moves (Christians withdrawing from the mainstream of society as a result of enshrining gay marriage into law) would have the long term effect of strengthening the Christian …
Some issues just won’t go away
While thinking about the volleys of insults last week (both Ann Coulter's and Bill Maher's about the Vice President) we keep being haunted by the following: Above: A St. Andrew's School sophmore points out the obvious Confederate flag on the wall of a dorm room while his classmates (one American and one Bahamian) have a …
At the Inlet: July, Part 3 (A visit to the Bishop’s Palace)
Table of Contents and Overview for At the Inlet | Information and ordering instructions for all of our fiction The next morning’s Bible studies with Darlene went well enough; Darlene had had a nice day with her mother the day before. Getting into the chartering paperwork, however, was another matter; Terry was listless and distracted, …
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