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Collect for those who Influence Public Opinion Almighty God, you proclaim your truth in every age by many voices: Direct, in our time, we pray, those who speak where many listen and write what many read; that they may do their part in making the heart of this people wise, its mind sound, and its will righteous; to the honor of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. -BCP p827
New York Times, Episcopal Church Articles Virginia: Diocese Wins a Battle Over Property By LAURIE GOODSTEIN Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 - The State Supreme Court ruled Thursday against nine conservative congregations that split from the Episcopal Church and tried to take their church properties with them. Readers’ Questions Answered By MICHAEL POLLAK Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 - Trinity Church and Wall Street, deadheads and school records. Episcopalians Confirm a Second Gay Bishop By LAURIE GOODSTEIN Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 - A majority of bishops and dioceses have approved the election of the church’s second openly gay bishop. Have Faith in Love By ERIC LAX Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 - Every bit of Christian teaching can be summed up in three words: God is love. That is the simple truth that teaches tolerance of same-sex unions. Corrections Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 - Correction of Jan 17 article about St Paul's School in Garden City, NY, historic building that village is considering tearing down A Fraternal Twin for a Seminary By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 - The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church has tried something new to raise cash: an apartment building called the Chelsea Enclave has gone up on its grounds. Los Angeles Diocese Elects Second Gay Episcopal Bishop, Highlighting an Anglican Split By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 - The election Saturday of the Rev. Mary D. Glasspool of Baltimore as assistant bishop must be approved by a majority of dioceses across the church before she can be consecrated. Vandalism at Food Pantry Shows Best and Worst of People By JAMES WARREN Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 - The hungry continue to line up in an affluent neighborhood, despite efforts to close the project. LETTERS; Is This Bishop Catholic? Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 - Clifton Daniel, Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina Bishop, letter on Nov 8 interview with Robert Duncan Outside a World of Wealth Stands the Reality of Hunger By JAMES WARREN Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 - A line for a Chicago food pantry formed across the street from a seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 6,000-square-foot home with a two-bedroom coach house. Is This Bishop Catholic? By DEBORAH SOLOMON Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 - The head of the Anglican Church in North America talks about the pope’s overture. For an Episcopal Parish, a Path to Catholicism By LAURIE GOODSTEIN Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - The Church of the Good Shepherd, which could be one of the first to convert to Catholicism, is battling with the Episcopal Church to keep its historic property. CITY ROOM BLOGGING AT NYTIMES.COM/CITYROOM.; Locals Dismiss Vatican Overtures By A. G. SULZBERGER Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - City Room blog: Vatican announcement that it will be luring Anglicans who are upset about church's acceptance of women and gays in leadership positions is met with anger by Bishop Lawrence C Provenzano, who represents 146 congregations in Episcopal Diocese of Long Island (including Brooklyn and Queens): photo Theology From Classroom to Jailhouse By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - At a college specializing in law enforcement, the Rev. Dr. Luis Barrios, a liberation theologist, functions in a simultaneous exercise of academic freedom and internal subversion. NATIONAL BRIEFING \| WEST; California: Breakaway Church Gives Up Property By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - California court orders that St Luke's Anglican Church in La Crescenta be returned to Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles; conservative congregation, which broke away from Episcopal Church over theological differences and consecration of gay bishops, has rented chapel in Glendale and joined new Anglican Church in North America, which was founded in 2008 by breakaway Episcopal parishes			Episcopal News Service Feed Church Pension Group experiences investment rebound The amount of assets the Church Pension Fund has available for benefits "rebounded well" in the past fiscal year, according to the Church Pension Group's 2010 annual report. Judge partially blocks Arizona's controversial immigration law; prayer vigils to proceed as planned Activists hailed a federal judge's July 28 decision to partially block sections of Arizona's controversial immigration law and said they will proceed with prayer vigils and protests as planned for July 29, the day the law was to take effect. Presiding bishop featured in wide-ranging live webcast Domestic poverty, immigration, Anglican Communion relations, Haiti and Sudan were among the diverse topics discussed July 28 during a 45-minute conversation with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori broadcast over the internet live from the Episcopal Church Center in New York The Episcopal Church & Visual Arts Exhibition Wed, 16 May 2007 21:25:55 -0400 - Current Exhibition Image and Likeness Carole Baker, Curator For this exhibition, artists were invited to observe Christ’s presence in the world in which we find ourselves. Of the work represented here, Curator Carole Baker says the artists "reveal the varied and apparently random ways Jesus makes himself present in our lives. Some reflect mountaintop experiences while some reflect the truth witnessed on the cross. But they share the understated affirmation that God continues to use artists to see and show the mysterious ways Jesus participates in all aspects of our lives." More . . . Illustrated Word Wed, 16 May 2007 21:28:06 -0400 - Illustrated Word A Pentecost Day by Judy Krum Artwork, Filled with the Spirit, by Donna Shasteen What a day! Judy Krum describes a Pentecost Day in all its glory. the leaves marched in procession behind the banner of the Dove, the spirit of newness and hope. A Pentecost Day. The poem is accompanied by a mixed media piece by artist Donna Shasteen that is inspired by Ephesians 5.18, "... be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs ...". More . . . Yahoo Religion News Feed Fewer Spaniards say they are Catholic: study (AFP) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:28:33 GMT - AFP - The proportion of Spaniards who say they are Roman Catholic has fallen to 73 percent from around 80 percent eight years ago, according to a survey released Thursday by the CIS research centre. Rise of independent groups influencing Judaism (AP) Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:56:03 GMT - AP - They gather blocks from Harvard Square to greet the Sabbath with communal prayer, their eyes winced closed, hands clapping as they sing in fervent Hebrew. The group worships in the Jewish Orthodox tradition, but it's not traditional. New Russia holiday marked as Kremlin boosts Church (Reuters) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:38:41 GMT - Reuters - Russia marked its adoption of Christianity in 988 on Wednesday with a new public holiday, the latest show of Kremlin support for an Orthodox Church that has grown increasingly powerful since the fall of Communism. Pilgrims must pay to attend 2 pope events in UK (AP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:16:49 GMT - AP - Pilgrims will have to pay as much as 25 pounds ($39) to attend one of the two public events in England to be led by Pope Benedict XVI during his visit in September, church officials said Wednesday. Official: Ukraine church blast kills 1, wounds 8 (AP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:13:17 GMT - AP - A bomb blast Wednesday at a southern Orthodox church in Ukraine has killed one person and wounded eight, officials said Religion News in Brief (AP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:40:46 GMT - AP - The highest court in the United Methodist Church will review its 2005 ruling that allowed a clergyman to bar a noncelibate gay man from joining a congregation. Jewish collector's heirs sue Hungary for return of art works (AFP) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:42:53 GMT - AFP - The heirs of a Jewish banker whose vast art collection was allegedly confiscated during World War II have sued the Hungarian government demanding its return, a report said Wednesday. Indonesia's Muslims told to switch off gossip TV (Reuters) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:35:33 GMT - Reuters - Indonesia's highest Islamic authority has forbidden Muslims from viewing gossipy content in the country's media after a celebrity sex clip scandal dominated television news in the past month. NY probing fake nun linked to notorious 'church' (AP) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:58:20 GMT - AP - New York's attorney general is on the trail of a fake nun who dons a habit and cross to solicit donations for a phony church with a violent past. Malaysian Muslims party on despite religious crackdown (AFP) Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:52:45 GMT - AFP - Dusk has fallen and the party is just beginning for 29-year-old Asyikin, one of the many young Malay Muslims who hang out in Kuala Lumpur's vibrant Bukit Bintang nightlife district. Gay Lutheran pastors to join church roster (AP) Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:13:28 GMT - AP - Seven pastors who work in the San Francisco Bay area and were barred from serving in the nation's largest Lutheran group because of a policy that required gay clergy to be celibate are being welcomed into the denomination. Saudi cleric says Muslim women can respect veil bans (AFP) Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:43:46 GMT - AFP - A leading Saudi cleric hit out at France for moving to ban Muslim face-veils, but approved Muslim women foregoing veils when visiting a country which outlaws them, a Saudi paper reported on Saturday. Italian expose on gay priests 'troubles' the church (AFP) Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:46:05 GMT - AFP - An Italian magazine cover story on gay priests with pictures of them cavorting in Rome nightclubs prompted a "troubled" Roman Catholic diocese to say Friday they do not belong in the Church. Church blasts gay priests leading 'double life' (AP) Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:37:28 GMT - AP - The Catholic Church in Italy, still reeling from the clerical sex abuse scandal, lashed out Friday at gay priests who are leading a double life, urging them to come out of the closet and leave the priesthood. NY parish declines to sell property to Muslim group (Reuters) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:00:20 GMT - Reuters - A Roman Catholic parish in New York City on Thursday voted against selling one of its properties to a Muslim organization that planned to erect a mosque there, yielding to local residents' opposition. Cameron: Nothing says BP swayed Scots on bomber (AP) Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:42:06 GMT - AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron says he has seen nothing to suggest that BP swayed the Scottish government into releasing the Lockerbie bomber from jail last year and sending him home to Libya. Voodoo rite draws Haitian faithful praying for comfort (AFP) Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:43:02 GMT - AFP - Thousands of Haitians have flocked to a hilltop voodoo festival, offering a special prayer to the spirits to find them new homes and ease their plight six months after a massive quake. Thousands march for gay rights in Poland (AFP) Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:09:43 GMT - AFP - Thousands of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and supporters of equal rights for sexual minorities marched in Poland's capital Saturday in the first annual EuroPride march in Eastern Europe. Priest barred from Swiss gay pride festival (AFP) Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:27:43 GMT - AFP - Switzerland's Catholic Church has barred one of its priests from taking part in a religious ceremony held during the annual Zurich Gay Pride festival, a representative said Friday. Buddha relics to be exhibited in Geneva: organiser (AFP) Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:47:20 GMT - AFP - Relics of the Buddha will go on display near Switzerland's western city of Geneva at the weekend, organisers said Friday.

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