Tori Sutton in local Southwestern Ontario writes:
A newly erected sign outside St. James Anglican Church has some neighbours and members of Heritage Stratford seeing red.
Controversy erupted earlier this month after the sign, which features a digital LED screen, went up on the lawn at the Mornington Street church.
In response to the outcry, church officials [...]
Archive for October, 2008
How unAnglican!
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To Love One’s Neighbor
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The kindness of a stranger,” writes the Crunchy Con:
You want to see what it means to love one’s neighbor? Marilyn Mock, who lives in the Dallas suburb of Rockwall, went to a foreclosure auction with her grown son last weekend to be with him as he purchased his first house. While there, she saw a [...]
Campaign Wrap Ups
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Real Clear Politics has published two “closing argument” statements, one from Obama and one from McCain. Both candidates criticize their opponents. Both have positive, or perceived to be positive, messages. They warrant reading and comparison.
One Week Away From Change in America – Senator Barack Obama
Redistributing Wealth vs. Creating Wealth – Senator John McCain
I support [...]
Grandmere Mimi interviewed by the Huffington Post
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The big deal is that Grandmere Mimi was interviewed by the Huffington Post. Congratulations! MadPriest adds, grandmere mimi – the horrifying truth:
I know nothing about THE HUFFINGTON POST as I only read blogs. It seems to be an online magazine of some renown and by the number of times I see it mentioned it is [...]
Which Religion Picks the Best Stocks?
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting: David Van Biema at TIME:
Which faith plays the market best when it seems headed for the financial equivalent of purgatory? That may sound like a whimsical question, but there are, in fact, mutual funds tailored to a number of religions and denominations. Their track records won’t answer the question of which investment strategy best [...]
Anger, Fear, and Racism at Palin Rally
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From the Las Vegas Sun: I don’t know how to feel when watching this: anger, sadness, amazement. This video hurts. See Anger, Fear, and Racism Follow Palin Rally – Las Vegas Sun
Palin Hasn’t Done Herself Any Favors For 2012
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Eric Kleefeld at Talking Points Memo has plucked this out of the recent Newsweek poll:
Despite all the talk about Sarah Palin energizing the Republican base, the new Newsweek poll seems to suggest that by this point the base would rather have somebody else, if given the chance.
Check out this question asked of Republicans, looking [...]
Court: Episcopal Diocese of Rochester (NY) owns church building
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Michael Virtanen, Associated Press (October 23, 2008):
ALBANY, N.Y. – In a property dispute stemming from the national Episcopal rift over the ordination of a gay bishop, New York’s top court ruled Thursday that the Rochester Diocese can keep the building once occupied by the breakaway All Saints Anglican Church.
Trial and midlevel appeals courts sided [...]
Religion and Voting Patterns from Pew
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As in previous elections, differences in voting patterns by religion are amplified when church attendance is taken into account. Obama has made no headway among white evangelical Protestants who attend church at least once a week; just 17% of this group supports him. By contrast, 37% of white evangelicals who attend services less frequently support [...]
Violence Against Religion: Road Toward Freedom
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Disturbing, perhaps. Intriguing, perhaps. Kourosh Ziabari writing a guest column in The Moderate Voice suggests:
In this brief debate, I have also nothing to bring to the table to agnostics, atheists, seculars or the others who believe that religion does not play any role in the daily life. Of course, they aren’t concerned about “the other [...]
Christians urged to be good neighbors to Muslims
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Christian Today reports:
Christian communities should improve their knowledge of Islam, be good neighbours to Muslims and bear witness to their faith in an appropriate manner, according to an international group of church leaders and experts on Christian-Muslim dialogue.
These were some of the recommendations put forward at an 18 to 20 October consultation aimed at developing [...]
Father Geoff Farrow
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Father Geoff Farrow:
I had the pleasure today of attending the Women’s Empowerment Conference in Long Beach, California. I found myself munching on some food, looked up and saw Madeleine Albright at the table next to me. I stood next to an environmental vehicle display and found myself shaking hands with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, [...]
Sarah, the Ninety-Day Wonder
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Choice interview with California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger:
CNN’s CAMPBELL BROWN: Do you think she’s qualified to be president?
GOV. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: I think that she will get to be qualified.
BROWN: She will get there? What do you mean? She’s not ready yet?
SCHWARZENEGGER: By the time that she is sworn in I think she will be ready.
Video [...]
Reminder: Here by God’s Invitation
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Rev. R. William Carroll serves, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Athens, Ohio (Diocese of Southern Ohio) writes an interesting, thought=provoking piece in the Daily Episcopalian:
We see God’s Kingdom lived out, week by week, in the Eucharist. From ancient times, this meal has been seen as an anticipation of the [...]
Religious voters shifting to Obama
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CNN’s Emily Sherman reports that a new poll from Pew Research indicates that religious voters are shifting towards support for Obama.
(CNN)– With time dwindling before Election Day, so is John McCain’s support among some religious voters, a new poll suggests.
According to the latest Pew Research Center findings, religious voters appear to be gradually gravitating toward [...]
Oliver Stone’s W
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Marc Ambinder in the Altantic’s blog space, thinks Oliver Stone’s W Falls Short:
The story Stone presents has been told over and over, creating grooves in the brains of Bush-haters. Stone could have gone for something more subtle, but instead he chose the dartboard approach—with one exception. Bush’s religious conversion is treated sensitively and believably, and [...]
Palin says God will do the right thing on election day
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 22, 2008 | 237 Comments »
CNN ’s Peter Hamby reports:
In an interview posted online Wednesday, Sarah Palin told Dr. James Dobson of “Focus on the Family” that she is confident God will do “the right thing for America” on Nov. 4.
Dobson asked the vice presidential hopeful if she is concerned about John McCain’s sagging poll numbers, but Palin stressed [...]
Where to vote by Google
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Useful tool: Simply enter your address in Google to get your polling location. Other information includes how to vote absentee, etc for your state.
Family Closeness by Internet and Cell Phones
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Very Interesting: Deirdre Good at On Not Being a Sausage, “Pew Study shows networked families are more in touch:”
Indeed, 25% of our survey respondents feel that their family today is now closer than their family when they were growing up thanks to the use of the internet and cell phones, while just 11% say their [...]
Bryan/College Station Eagle – Barack Obama is the better choice for president
Posted in Noted with Interest on October 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This endorsement is, to borrow a word from Andrew Sullivan, staggering. This is not only an endorsement of Obama but a severe criticism of McCain’s campaign from the heart of conservative Texas A&M:
In the past 50 years, The Eagle has never recommended a Democrat for president. We made no recommendations in 1960 and 1964 — [...]
