The storm we were threatened all weekend has finally blown in with a vengeance; We heard stuff hitting the house that sounded like rain or sleet, but no, it’s heavy snow and maybe also sleet too. High winds, and white stuff coming down fast. Tomorrow’s going to be interesting, because we could have a lot of snow on the ground by morning. Weather
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George Lucas: Empire was the worst Star Wars movie » Netscape.com Ran across a reference to this whilst browsing around chasing down references to the next Star Trek movie. Apparently, George Lucas said at a Publicists' Guild luncheon that "The Empire Strikes Back" was his worst movie. Funny, my friend Kevin and I had just agreed that "Empire" was the best.
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Maybe Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania wasn't the best place to hold the recently concluded Anglican Primates' Meeting, what with the local populace all freaked out about a sex-maniac demon bat that attacks only men and all. Actually, the ultra-conservatives bishops here at home seem to be all freaked out about sex-maniac demon bats all the time, which is pretty self-centered of them if you ask me. I mean, they assume that sex-maniac demon bats are interested in older white males with a penchant for purple and a "thing" for Biblical authority. Phew! At least our PB ++Katherine was immune. Good…
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Illinois General Assembly – Representative Biography I went to my state legislature's website to verify my local state Senate and House reps so that I could drop them an email in support of a new Illinois "gay marriage bill" and was surprised (and not in a good way) to discover that NONE of the Illinois state legislators' email addresses are listed. So, I mailed a letter to my local state rep, but it's annoying that there's NO way to send an email also. [tags]Illinois, Politics, gay marriage[/tags]
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Chicago Diocese — Bishop Persell responds to the Primates Meeting communique Bishop William Persell has responded to the communique of the recent Primates Meeting in Tanzania with a statement to the clergy and laity of the diocese, and the larger church. In his statement, Bishop Persell pledges to continue his support for a fully inclusive church, one that is characterized by "compassion, shared authority, mutual ministry, justice and respect for the dignity of every human being." Excerpt: "Patience is appropriate on matters affecting the fundamental nature of a faith community's identity, but we should not allow such concern to unduly…
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Taize workshops (tags: Taize) Same-sex edict worries Bay Area Episcopalians (tags: Episcopal GayClergy GayRights GayMarriage Fasting Discernment)
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Chicago Diocese — Presiding Bishop offers reflection on the Primates Meeting Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has invited Episcopalians to a season of fasting regarding action on rites of blessing for same gender unions, and confirming candidates for episcopal ministry who are living in same gender partnerships. Returning from the biennial meeting of Anglican Communion Primates held Feb. 15-19 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the presiding bishop offered her reflection on the recommendations in the Primates Communique addressing the Episcopal Churchs response to the Windsor Report. Still waiting to see what Bishop Pursell's and Bishop Scantlebury's response will be to…
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The Episcopals Under Fire Over Gays (tags: Episcopal)
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Aragorn's Studio, Original Caribbean Art, T-Shirts and Copper Sculpture, British Virgin Islands I'd like to visit this studio on our upcoming trip.
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Awesome Video about things on the ground in Iraq! « Hardliner Blog BBC4 documentary about the "reality" of Iraq, and how little of that reality is translated into images on the evening news. Contains graphic scenes, but they must be faced without blinking or flinching, because to turn away is to deny the truth. Via OneUtah.org