I started browsing old headlines for 1998 at Anglicans Online, because I wondered why the bishop of Chicago didn't sign a letter of apology to gay Episcopalians after the Lambeth 1998 bishops' conference passed the notorious "incompatible with scripture" statement on homosexuality. I found out that we didn't have a bishop at the time – +Frank went on to be Presiding Bishop, and +Bill wasn't elected until November of that year. I barely paid attention to the news items from Lambeth then – I wasn't really part of a parish yet, having just moved to Illinois the year before –…
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Kris Longknife: Mutineer, by Mike Shepherd =:) =:) =:) That third smiling alien is flickering a bit, in my estimation. I’m not quite done reading this book, but I’ve read enough to form a reasonably informed opinion. I’ve read all or most of the Honor Harrington books (such as The Short Victorious War (Honor Harrington (Paperback)) ) by David Weber, and although I got bored with them because the formula had worn a little thin for me, I liked the idea of reading SF books about galactic warrior women. This one struck me favorably; as the first in the series,…
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There’s something that’s been building and building for months now; I feel really overwhelmed and stressed out much of the time, while simultaneously feeling like I’m not pulling enough weight for other people on my team. Problem is, the tasks that I currently cover don’t play well with each other. Also, the new technology that we’re supposed to be using for making reservations leaves much to be desired. Here’s a partial list of tasks, some of which I’ve been totally neglecting because the first two tasks take up the great bulk of my time: Small group hotels (taking up about…
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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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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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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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It’s that show again, and David’s doing his best to hunker down and ignore the hollering from my end of the couch. Rileycat has run into the other room, looking for invisible Martian cats (owing to the “meowing” sound effects .wav David found the other night) so it’s time to watch the season premiere of Amazing Race, featuring a bunch of “All Stars” from seasons past. Kevin and Drew! Rob and Ambuh. BoOOOOOOO!!!111!!! Uchenna and Joyce. Meh. They won before, and I’m not into them. Dustin and Kandice MEH!!! They don’t deserve this. NOT All-Star material. Joe and Bill. Gentlemen,…
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daily episcopalian: Dear Archbishop, Please stay home The post at DE is an email now making the rounds, from the Bishop of Maryland to the Archbishop of West Africa, disinviting him from a planned visit over Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Far from being the happy and uplifting news of someone standing up and courageously confronting a bully, it is a sad and heartbreaking "final notice" of the end of a personal and spiritual friendship that obviously goes back many years. It was sent because ++Akrofi was one of the seven primates who refused to attend Eucharist with all the…