AW SHUCKS: The BBC reports:
An Italian priest who said he wanted to hold the world’s first beauty contest for nuns has decided to cancel the project, saying he was misunderstood.
Antonio Rungi said he had never intended to put sisters on the catwalk, but had wanted to erase a stereotype of them as being old and [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Nun beauty contest canceled.
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Gospel of Chaplain John McCain
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Michael Gerson on McCain and Faith in Newsweek
At the recent Saddleback presidential forum hosted by Pastor Rick Warren, McCain still had all the reticence of his generation in talking about his personal beliefs. He appealed effectively to religious conservatives on a variety of specific issues—abortion, school choice, judicial appointments—but devoted only a single sentence [...]
Episcopalian Connection: Rev. Robert Certain and John McCain
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Details on the invitation to the Rev. Robert Certain to give the invocation at the Republican National Convention from an interview by K Kaufmann in the The Desert Sun:
QUESTION: How did the invitation to give the invocation at the convention come about?
ANSWER: I got an invitation from the convention team a couple weeks ago.
John [McCain] [...]
Sally Quinn: Atheists as Political Outcasts
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the Washington Post’s On Faith blog fora:
Can you imagine an atheist running for or even being considered for President? Even Rick Warren of the Saddleback Church, an open-minded and inclusive evangelical, told Larry King that he could not vote for an atheist.
The Democrats know that they have a large non-believing constituency and [...]
Initial Thoughts on the Sarah Palin from The Wayward Episcopalian
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Nathan Empsall over at The Wayward Episcopalian has written a comprehensive reaction piece:
I don’t know much about Sarah Palin. She is currently the subject of an ongoing ethics investigation, but it could well be unwarranted. The citizens of Alaska, who are about to throw out bums Ted Stevens and Don Young and already took care [...]
Thousands of Christians seek refuge from India religious attacks
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jatindra Dash for Reuters:
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – Thousands of people, most of them Christians, have sought shelter in makeshift government camps in eastern India, driven from their homes by religious violence which has killed at least 13 people this week.
A district official said on Friday the religious clashes showed signs of abating in the state [...]
North Texas Episcopal Priest Suspended
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sam Hodges reports in the Dallas Morning News blogspace:
A North Texas Episcopal priest has been suspended over allegations that he engaged in “conduct unbecoming of a priest.”
The Rev. Keith Roberson had been leading both Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Terrell and St. Justin’s Episcopal Church in Canton.
Bishop James Stanton of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas [...]
At least 3000 Christians homeless due to riots in India
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the New York Times:
NEW DELHI — At least 3,000 people, most of them Christians, are living in government-run relief camps after days of Christian-versus-Hindu violence in eastern India, government officials said.
The government said that many people were also living in the jungle without any shelter and security because of the tensions, which erupted [...]
Gustav & The Episcopal Church in Louisiana
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Charles E. Jenkins, Bishop:
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Hurricane Gustav continues to look as though it will make its way into the Gulf this weekend. Given this forecast, we have a responsibility to protect those entrusted to our care. I call on the leaders of this diocese, both lay and ordained, to prepare [...]
Archconservative Cranmer: Rapturous with Sarah Palin
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
TELLING: He writes:
Cranmer is rapturous that Senator McCain has selected Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential candidate, no doubt swayed by the many effectual fervent prayers of the faithful. She is in her mid 40s and really quite beautiful. But it is not for her aesthetic qualities that Cranmer is delighted by the choice [...]
Andrew Sullivan on the Palin pick
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Palin pick sure will win headlines. It wasn’t completely out of the blue, but it’s a little mystifying for one obvious reason. If McCain’s entire argument so far has been that Obama is too untested to be president, then how can he pick a 44-year-old first-term governor of a state with 600,000 people with [...]
McCain chooses Palin! Crunchy Con thinks it is electrifying
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
His first two points. Read them in reverse order.
1. What a bold, even electrifying choice — exactly what McCain needed, but it didn’t look like he’d get. A real game-changer. Many of those Hillary voters are now in play.
2. Palin is pro-life and very solid on issues of concern of social conservatives. No problems [...]
Wounded Bird: For The Latest On Gustav
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Grandmère Mimi at Wounded Bird recommends:
Instead of loading and reloading pictures, I’ll link to the Weather Underground site for information on Gustav. For those of you who are interested, in Text Information, the “Public Advisory” and the “Discussion” sections are helpful. Then, I look at the pictures labeled “Tracking”, “5 day forecast”, and “Computer [...]
The Analysis of Lambeth Continues, Part XII – Reflections from The Archbishop of Canterbury (and from me) …
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ANOTHER STRONG POINT OF VIEW: Joe Roberts over at Cotton Country Anglican writes:
I would like to think that Lambeth was a success. I would like to think that new relationships, and in some cases renewed and rebuilt relationships, amongst the bishops will somehow make a difference at the local level, specifically in my parish. I [...]
New Orleans Ready to Evacuate
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Associated Press via the Weather Channel
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying.
The New Orleans area is skittishly watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina’s third anniversary.
With forecasters [...]
Playing Doctor in Sudan
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ANOTHER MUST READ TODAY: The Rev. Lauren R. Stanley is an Appointed Missionary of the Episcopal Church serving in the Diocese of Renk, Sudan. She is a lecturer at the Renk Theological College, teaching Theology, Greek, Old Testament and English, and serves as chaplain for the students. She writes:
But living in Southern Sudan, where there [...]
Chronological Bibles – Clarity or confusion?
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
AND WHAT ABOUT CONTRADICTIONS, DID THEY GUESS? Katherine T. Phan, Christian Post:
A new Bible that arranges Scripture according to when the events occurred – as opposed to when it was written – has re-opened debate in the Christian blogosphere over whether chronological ordering leads to clarity or confusion.
Bible publishing giant Thomas Nelson is set to [...]
Telling Secrets: The Dignity of Difference
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
MUST READ: Elizabeth Kaeton writes:
I’ve been reading “The Dignity of Difference: How to avoid the Clash of Civilizations” by Jonathan Sachs, Chief Rabbi of the UK. I was wowed by him at Lambeth when he talked about the nature of covenant. You can read his address here. I swear, if he had said, “Drop [...]
Andrew Sullivan: Could God be a Democrat?
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
And Then … (he writes)
Gustav! Could God be a Democrat? (That was a joke).
That was the whole posting. Maybe brilliant thoughts come in small postings. Or not. The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Catholic Archbishop Disputes Pelosi’s Statements on Abortion
Posted in Noted with Interest on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Jacqueline L. Salmon, Washington Post Staff Writer:
Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl and several other U.S. bishops are disputing statements by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a “Meet the Press” appearance about the Catholic Church’s teachings on abortion. They say she misrepresented the church’s longstanding opposition to the procedure and twisted some church teachings.
On [...]
