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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - Tensions are likely to increase in the Episcopal Church following the decision of two dioceses to nominate two openly gay priests as assistant bishops.
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - The archbishop of Canterbury said the church, facing differences over gay clergy and same-sex unions, may have to embrace “two styles of being Anglican.”
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - Contributions have declined along with its congregations, but the church looks to its youth to expand a membership that declined about 6 percent from 2003 to 2007.
Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - An interview with Bishop Gene Robinson, who has been lauded as a gay rights hero and vilified as the cause of schism in the Episcopal Church.
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - The bishops of the Episcopal Church agreed to a compromise measure that gives latitude to bishops who wish to bless same-sex unions, particularly in states that have legalized such marriages.
Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - The Rev. Alberto Cuti�, who admitted this month that he was torn between two loves his church and his girlfriend announced his choice.
A historic summit meeting of Christian and Muslim leaders at Washington National Cathedral is the topic of ENS Weekly bulletin inserts for March 21. A group of 24 leaders of the Anglican, Shi'a, Sunni and Roman Catholic traditions met at the cathedral March 1 � 3, culminating in a public dialogue and a call to action for interfaith peacemaking efforts in their faith groups
Episcopal Diocese of Haiti Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin has written to the wider church saying that the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck the country Jan. 12 "was our baptism."
Christian and Muslim leaders, gathering for a historic summit at Washington National Cathedral, have committed themselves to "appeal to government and community leaders to promote peace and reconciliation efforts worldwide."
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 . . .
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 . . .
AP - Former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum says he was once a "pro-life fraud" who only gave lip service to the abortion issue. Now he's calling himself a national anti-abortion leader.
AP - Former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed announced Wednesday he will not run for Congress in Georgia, saying he can do more to push a conservative agenda through his work for a political startup.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:51 GMT - AP - A media watchdog on Wednesday condemned French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's recent remark that a Serb reporter was "insane" for asking him a question about alleged organ trafficking in Kosovo.
AFP - They plan to become doctors, researchers and professors, but these students from Liberty University, an evangelical school, also believe God created the Earth in a week, some 6,000 years ago.
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:24:01 GMT - AP - Police say they've made another arrest in a shooting at a Northern California church that injured two teenage brothers.
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:19:02 GMT - AP - A Reform Jewish task force on intermarriage said Monday that the movement should do more to encourage mixed-faith couples to be active in Jewish life, including creating special blessings for major life events such as weddings and funerals.
AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Monday on Nigeria to find and punish those responsible for the killings of more than 500 Christians in a wave of sectarian slaughter.
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:52:20 GMT - AP - The Vatican has launched an appeal for support for Christians in the Holy Land, seeking to stem the exodus from the ancient community.
AFP - A group of Muslim women risked arrest as they sought to pray in the main area of the Islamic Center of Washington -- an area ordinarily reserved exclusively for men.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:42:02 GMT - AP - The nation's largest Muslim advocacy organization filed a complaint with police in a Las Vegas suburb, saying seven Muslim men from southern California were detained and told they were acting suspiciously while praying in a shopping center parking lot.
AFP - A US Catholic group on Friday accused Roman Catholic bishops of meddling in health care reforms by making backroom deals to ensure the bill does not allow funding for abortion.
AFP - The White House on Friday announced a "summit on entrepreneurship" to build economic ties with the Islamic world, part of President Barack Obama's outreach to Muslims.
AP - Her mother is a churchgoing Methodist. Her father is a Southern Baptist. Yet could Chelsea Clinton be planning one of the biggest Jewish weddings of the year?
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:15:28 GMT - AP - Pope Benedict XVI will make a two-day visit to Spain in November, with a stop in Barcelona to consecrate the famed Sagrada Familia church, his spokesman said.
AP - Pope Benedict XVI will make a two-day visit to Spain in November, with a stop in Barcelona to consecrate the famed Sagrada Familia church, the Vatican's spokesman said Wednesday.
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:02:12 GMT - AP - Dutch gay rights groups have called for an end to protests against a Catholic church southwest of Amsterdam after it said it would no longer seek to bar homosexuals from taking communion.