TitusOneNineTitusOneNine2012-02-07T22:40:54ZCopyright (c) 2012, Kendall HarmonExpressionEnginetag:kendallharmon.net,2012:02:08South Carolina Post Linkstag:kendallharmon.net,2011:t19/7.390322011-10-21T11:15:10Z2012-01-26T16:25:12ZThe_Elves
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An AP Story—S.C. Bishop said to have abandoned Episcopal church
October 5, 2011
]]>(RNS) New Orleans Pastor poised to be first black to lead Southern Baptiststag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410702012-02-08T09:38:52Z2012-02-07T22:40:54ZKendall Harmon
Several Baptist leaders said Luter becomes the prohibitive favorite for the post, to be filled in a potentially historic election at the Southern Baptists' annual meeting here in June.
SBC Today, a Baptist-focused news website, carried the announcement on Wednesday. Youth pastor Fred "Chip" Luter III separately confirmed Luter's announcement to his church on Sunday.
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]]>A Prayer to Begin the Daytag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410692012-02-08T09:20:27Z2012-02-07T22:35:29ZKendall Harmon
--Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226)
]]>From the Morning Bible Readingstag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410682012-02-08T09:00:20Z2012-02-07T21:51:21ZKendall Harmon
--Romans 12:1-3
]]>11th CAPA Council Meeting - Day 1tag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410732012-02-07T21:28:00Z2012-02-07T23:27:01ZKendall Harmon
The Chair acknowledged the role of the Church in the creation of South Sudan as a new nation. He congratulated the new Primates of Central Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria. He also registered appreciation of the contribution to the life of CAPA from former members who have recently retired.
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]]>California Roman Catholic Conference—Response to Proposition 8 Rulingtag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410722012-02-07T21:00:47Z2012-02-07T23:27:48ZKendall HarmonFrom here:
“We are disappointed by the ruling today by a panel of the Ninth Circuit that would invalidate the action taken by the people of California affirming that marriage unites a woman and a man and any children from their union. However, given the issues involved and the nature of the legal process, it’s always been clear that this case would very likely be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Marriage between one man and one woman has been—and always will be—the most basic building block of the family and of our society.
“In the end, through sound legal reasoning, we believe the court will see this as well and uphold the will of the voters as expressed in Proposition 8. We continue to pray for that positive outcome.”
]]>Court Strikes Down Prohibition of marriage between two people of the same sex in Californiatag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410712012-02-07T20:40:58Z2012-02-07T22:43:59ZKendall Harmon
The three-judge panel issued its ruling Tuesday morning in San Francisco, upholding a decision by Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who had been the chief judge of the Federal District Court of the Northern District of California but has since retired. The panel found that Proposition 8 – passed by California voters in November 2008 by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent – violated the equal protection rights of two same-sex couples that brought the suit. The proposition placed a specific prohibition in the State Constitution against marriage between two people of the same sex.
But the 2-1 decision was much more narrowly framed than the sweeping ruling of Judge Walker, who asserted that barring same-sex couples from marrying was a violation of the equal protection and due process clauses of the Constitution. The two judges in this case stated explicitly they were not deciding whether there was a constitutional right for same-sex couples to marry, instead ruling that the disparate treatment of couples under California law since the passage of Proposition 8 violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.
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]]>(RNS) Chaplains Hear Call to Serve God While Serving Countrytag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410672012-02-07T20:19:34Z2012-02-07T21:35:36ZKendall Harmon
Balbale got his engineering degree after immigrating to the U.S. at age 21. With jobs hard to come by, he tried to enlist in the Army, but didn't weigh enough. Instead, he met the Navy's minimum requirements.
He was sworn in as a U.S. citizen in 2005 while deployed aboard the USS Boxer. Intending to apply for an officer program, Balbale, 31, mistakenly emailed a recruiter for the chaplain corps.
"God, I think, had better plans for me," Balbale said, looking back.
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]]>(Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music Blog) Jay Johnson—Called into Relationshiptag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410662012-02-07T17:01:17Z2012-02-07T19:13:18ZKendall HarmonRead it all.
]]>Banks Paying U.S. Homeowners to Avoid Foreclosurestag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410652012-02-07T16:08:01Z2012-02-07T19:10:02ZKendall Harmon Read it all.
]]>Facebook, Google remove “religiously offensive” content after court warningtag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410572012-02-07T12:59:19Z2012-02-07T10:15:20ZKendall Harmon
The two are among 21 companies ordered to develop a mechanism to block material considered religiously offensive after private petitioners took them to court over images deemed offensive to Hindus, Muslims and Christians.
Two cases have been brought by individuals against internet companies in India, stoking fears about censorship in the world's largest democracy.
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]]>Joint Cof E / URC service of reconciliation recognises 350th anniversary of Great Ejectmenttag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410642012-02-07T12:32:23Z2012-02-07T22:50:24ZKendall Harmon
The historic service marks a significant step forward in the development of a closer working relationship between the two Churches. At the service, the Archbishop of Canterbury will preach and the Archbishop of York, together with Mrs Val Morrison and the Revd Dr Kirsty Thorpe, moderators of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church, will lead a litany of penitence and act of commitment.
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]]>(Telegraph) Archbishop Rowan Williams: assisted suicide could spell ‘disaster’tag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410632012-02-07T12:15:20Z2012-02-07T11:32:21ZKendall Harmon
In an outspoken address to the Church of England General Synod, he drew parallels with the growth of abortion and warned that changing the law would create circumstances in which life would be “legally declared to be not worth living”.
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]]>C of E General Synod: Debate on Assisted Dyingtag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410622012-02-07T12:00:17Z2012-02-07T11:30:18ZKendall Harmon
"We are not committed to the notion - the eccentric notion - that Christians believe we should cling to life at all costs.
"We are committed as Christians to the belief that every life in every imaginable situation is infinitely precious in the sight of God.
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]]>C of E General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Monday 6th Februarytag:kendallharmon.net,2012:t19/7.410612012-02-07T11:45:52Z2012-02-07T11:38:53ZKendall HarmonRead it all, noting especially the final motion on the Independent Commission on Assisted Dying
Mrs Sarah Finch (London) moved:
'That this Synod express its concern that the Independent Commission on Assisted Dying is insufficiently independent to be able to develop proposals which will properly protect the interests of vulnerable and disabled people.'
Following debate and amendment, the motion was carried in the following form:
'That this Synod
a) express its concern that the Independent Commission on Assisted Dying was insufficiently independent to be able to develop proposals which will properly protect the interests of vulnerable and disabled people;
b) endorse the responses to the Commission on Assisted Dying referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8 of GS 1851B;
c) affirm the intrinsic value of every human life and express its support for the current law on assisted suicide as a means of contributing to a just and compassionate society in which vulnerable people are protected; and
d) celebrating the considerable improvement in the quality of care of the dying brought about by the hospice and palliative care movements and by the input of clinicians, clergy and others, encourage the Church's continued involvement in the wider agenda of the care of those approaching the end of their lives and the support of those caring for them.'
In a full count of the Synod, there voted in favour 284, against none, with four abstaining.
Update: Riazat Butt did a liveblog of the proceedings--check it out.
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