GetReligion.org comments on the Baltimore Sun article’s explanation of the Anglican Rift (aka, “the current unpleasantness” ) Baltimore Sun ‘perceives’ an Episcopal trend || GetReligion.org The heart of the story comes early, in the grit-your-teeth-and-write-it background paragraphs that reporters simply have to write in order to help readers understand what is, supposedly, going on. So here is Kay’s shot at this almost impossible task… Reisterstown resident Vince Clews, a founding member of Church of the Resurrection, said its formation after Robinson’s election may imply homophobia but had more to do with public statements by Episcopal bishops who don’t believe in…
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The doings of the Texas Legislature have been newsworthy for years – remember when a bunch of them went AWOL to avoid the redistricting vote and effectively kill it? This time, even the Republicans have had enough with the autocratic, absolutist rule of Speaker Craddick. Since he’s blocking a maneuver to vote on vacating his chair – in effect, he controls whether or not a vote to oust him can take place, a spontaneous walkout took place in the wee hours. One legislator just suggested that anyone that would have voted to oust the speaker just walk out with their…
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It’s been a long, exhausting day – I worked in the yard from about 10 am on until 730pm, with breaks for when I got too warm and wobbly, or to run errands. But I’m pleased with the results – almost all the mulching is now done, several new plants are in the vegetable garden, which for the first time ever will possibly have vegetables in a month or two, and the “kitty garden” has been dug out and replanted. I say “dug out,” because the lawn care guys so helpully cut back everything in there to the ground and…
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Just so I can remember what I just did with Feedburner and the church blog I’m posting it here because I pasted it in index.php there, in the post-medata DIV and then I copied the relevant section of the “help” file here… Paste the code you copied in step 1 just above the line <p class="postmetadata">. If you don’t see this code, don’t panic! Just paste the code near the post metadata (author, date, comments, etc) or contact us for help. Don’t panic. You know where your towel is, don’t you? Did the same thing in the single post template.…
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“Cleanup on aisle nine; rhetorical blood on the floor.” It’s a pleasure to read this fine rebuke and wonder “What would I say if I ran into one of my senators in the Dom’s Natural Market aisle?” Sadly, I actually have things in common with at least one of my Illinois senators – I’d be able to talk to Sen. Obama about hybrid cars and maybe a bit about community organizing. Durbin would be a tougher case, but he’s gained my grudging respect since the Dems got into power – although my patience with the party leadership is slipping now…
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roll for initiative » I heart the Neti Pot has a highly graphic discussion of what happens when you use a nasal lavage to clear the goonge out of your sinuses. Disgusting as it sounds, I might actually try this. Via Joi, who’s been doing a little Neti Pot recently too.
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The Braid Blog – Two Communities Coming Together To Make… Oh, my Dog. Well, the old Holy Moly blog from holy-innocents.org has now been refurbished and pointed to the new onebreadonebody.org site. Redirected, too. The new site has a paltry “click here for more news and events” link on just the main page. Will have to inquire about having a “Blog” link added to the links template on the side as well. This was complicated; I didn’t realize David had upgraded the HI blog installation to WordPress 2.2, while this site is still at 2.1, pending a few plugins that…
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Via: Flickr Title: 05-25-07_1845.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 25 May ’07, 6.46pm CDT PST
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There was a swan jam on my way to work today — this pair were installed at the retention pond at the rear of our building to discourage a large flock of Canada geese from sticking around all summer, and of course they have a nesting site that their trainer built for them with bales of hay and bits of straw. A large work crew disturbed them today with a big sod-laying project, and both adult swans and their little cygnets took off for freedom. Problem was, they waddled all the way to the end of the parking lot and…
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EpiscopalOnline.org | Welcome This would make a good gift for Bob, who will probably be running the Stewardship campaign at Holy Moly. It’s “Episcopoly.” Heh.