According to a comment from Fr. Jake’s place, Bishop of New Hampshire V. Gene Robinson has been advised that he will not have the Archbishop’s permission to preach or celebrate the Eucharist while in England during the Lambeth conference – the conference he was pointedly not invited to attend. This was at a service at a London-area church attended by one of Jake’s commenters. If true, I’ve lost much respect for the ABC. HaloScan.com – Comments
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Churches in Western Washington, in towns like Olympia and Tumwater, have been taking turns hosting a homeless camp called Camp Quixote over the last year or so. Basically, the homeless are housed in church parking lots in an organized fashion, with access to the church buildings at times for rest rooms, kitchen and washing facilities. After a few months, they move on to the next location. It’s a great way for churches to cooperate with each other – there’s an Episcopal church, a Unitarian Universalist community, and other denominations. But the nearby town of Lacey, WA decided that they would…
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A beautifully reworked psalm for night prayer from the Comments section of Fr Jake’s Place
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A nuanced post on guns, gun culture, and memory of times past – and the comments are almost as good. It’s rare to see a discussion of the pros and cons of guns that doesn’t devolve into ad hominem Godwinfests. Economists View: Guns
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BBC NEWS | Africa | Civil society’s triumph on Zimbabwe Image: South African church groups protest the Chinese arms ship An Yue Jiang at Durban harbor last week. UN Move on Robert Mugabe as police round up MDC Image: activists arrested from in front of the Chinese embassy in South Africa. One of these activists is a young man who still had his cell phone with him. The pastoral sponsor of the youth organization is the Rev. Mufaro Stig Hove, who runs a plethora of Zim blog sites. The activists may already have been deported by now. The sign says…
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This is Zimbabwe » Blog Archive » MDC headquarters invaded and injured people arrested A lot of people – hundreds – were taking refuge at the opposition party’s headquarters, or seeking medical attention. Imagine if we had to go to the Dep or Repub HQ to get help…
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The Lead notes that Presiding Bishop Katharine has been getting a lot of press lately; just about every where she goes, she gets local ink. Even in Utah.
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The An Yue Jiang may have been turned around and headed back to China, as reported by the Beeb and the NYT, but maybe they’re just headed out to sea to do a little “over-the-horizon” transfer work. Sokwanele/This is Zimbabwe says “Don’t celebrate just yet:” Lloyd’s MIU – 20017525399 But the following is invaluable information for activists in many countries: Given the public interest in following the movements of the ship An Yue Jiang, which is reported to be carrying arms to Zimbabwe, Lloyd’s MIU (www.lloydsmiu.com) is tracking this vessel via satellites and agents covering all African ports. The vessel…
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Ruth Gledhill – Times Online – WBLG: Zimbabwe: The devil came late today. Ruth Bakare, wife of the interim bishop of Harare, was the main speaker at a Mother’s Union meeting at an Anglican church in Zimbabwe. Over 3200 women had arrived for the day’s activities and Mrs. Bakare was partway through her talk, which included commentary on a text from Isaiah, “You are my witnesses.” The Mother’s Union is one of those Anglican bodies that evokes images of ladies drinking tea and enjoying a nice day out with educational speakers and fun activities. Not a rout with bully boys…
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Rift Over Zimbabwe Unity Plan – New York Times But on Wednesday, The Herald, the state-run newspaper often used as a mouthpiece for Mr. Mugabe and the ruling party, described the country’s political dynamics as “so distorted that holding a free and fair election runoff in the immediate term is literally impossible.†Swiftly disavowing that position, Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga told the BBC on Wednesday that the editorial had not been sanctioned by the government, and that the ruling party, ZANU-PF, was still gearing up for a runoff. Hey, here’s a handy definition of electioneering, ZANU-PF style:  Gearing up…