Episcopal Life Online – WORLD REPORT Famous landmark church St-Martins-in-the-Fields has been restored, and is on a mission restoring lives and offering welcome to all. On my first visit to England, we stayed nearby, and so in a weird way I consider it one of my “home parishes.”
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One thing to remember: the FLDS compounds are as self-sufficient as possible. Medical care is handled “inhouse.” State mandated reporter laws for suspected abuse cases and records keeping: forget about it. More Clarity About Abuse, Intermarriage, Child Breeders, and the Fundamentalist Church of Later Day Saints | PEEK | AlterNet
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This is in advance of the official announcement of the election results (which I assume is in the MDC’s favor). Ironically, it took place at a swiftly called press conference at South Africa’s main airport, as President-elect Tsvangirai has been in Botswana waiting for results. BBC NEWS | Africa | Opposition reunites in Zimbabwe Zimbabwes divided opposition says it has reunited, declaring a majority in the countrys parliament. The announcement was made by Movement for Democratic Change MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his former rival Arthur Mutambara.
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Ecumenical “new monastic” community: Welcome to the home of the Northumbria Community online
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In Zimbabwe Jail: A Reporter’s Ordeal – New York Times It’s all starting to hit the fan – the “what I was doing in the late unpleasantness” stories are now safe to publish, apparently.
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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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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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BBC NEWS | Africa | Church calls for Zimbabwe action The leaders of the Anglican church have called for international action to prevent violence in Zimbabwe reaching “horrific levels”. In a joint statement the Archbishops of Canterbury and York also called for an international arms embargo on Zimbabwe. Yet more pressure brought to bear
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GOP heavyweights reportedly tried to oust Fitzgerald — chicagotribune.com In a bombshell disclosure before testimony began this morning in the Antoin “Tony” Rezko trial, a federal prosecutor said a former Rezko confidant was prepared to say that another friend of Rezko was attempting to pull strings with White House political director Karl Rove to fire U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald and kill his investigation into Rezko.