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Monthly Archives: July 2010
A prayer for the Gulf
Am inspired by this prayer for the Gulf. Here is an excerpt from this litany of “I am’s”: I am a fisherman and I worry about my livelihood. Vast areas of the ocean are closed to fishing, and now oil … Continue reading
Posted in Environmentalism, Religion Blog
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Opinion, scholarship and free speech
This case in San Jose, CA is interesting. Briefly, the instructor at the community college discussed the origins of homosexuality. The Mercury News reports: The student alleged that Sheldon said maternal stress caused male homosexuality, and that “there aren’t any … Continue reading
Posted in Education, LGBT, Religion Blog
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Minding your manners
When I taught World Religions and had a component that encouraged students to visit other places of worship outside of their own tradition, I made it a point to remind students to read up on the religious etiquette. This takes … Continue reading
Posted in Religion Blog, Rituals, Tourism
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Virtual preachers
Someone once asked me, “Does everything have to be a theological issue?” I’ll let you guess what my answer was. But this development in 21st century worship does raise some thorny issues. I understand both sides. I think the technology … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Religion Blog, Science and Technology
Tagged education, virtual reality
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Church of England moves forward on women bishops
In my mind, the issue now seems to be how long it will take for the “traditionalists” to head for Rome. It is unclear how many people will leave the Church of England as a result of the July 12 … Continue reading
DC church splits over gay marriage
For some the central question is the biblical one, of course. But for others, the key question is the absence of equality. This is going to be an interesting discussion–at least I hope there is a discussion–within the African American … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, LGBT, Religion Blog
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Women’s ordination and the evils of sexual abuse
And I thought I’d had my little rant for the day with my prior post about the Church of England and the subjugation of women. But now this. Oy. The Vatican is preparing to update the 2001 norms that deal … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Religion Blog, Women
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Teetering on the verge of schism
Lots of folks have been predicting a split between the traditionalist and the “mainstream” members of the Church of England. One certainly cannot call them “progressives” even though the “traditionalists” would argue that they are in the mainstream. From my … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Churches, Religion Blog
Tagged Church of England, schism, women bishops
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Social costs of being an athesist
Very good blog post on outing oneself as an atheist by Lauri Lebo. This wasn’t surprising: 57 percent of U.S. respondents said they felt they would suffer at least minor social repercussions in the workplace if they came out as … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Religion Blog
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Church signs
I must say that it requires skill to compose weekly church signs. This one (from the CNN website) had me scratching my head. It’s hard to know where to begin with this one. If man evolved from monkeys, why are … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Religion Blog, Religious Belief, Science and Technology
Tagged church signs, Evolution
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